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Group A;  Papers of Moses Myers, and his sons Samuel Myers (1790-1829) lawyer in Norfolk and Pensacola, Fla. and John Myers (1787-1830) merchant of Norfolk. Includes papers of Barton Myers (1853-1927), mayor of Norfolk, Va. and his family.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Delegate to the National Rivers and Harbours Congress, 1910; Delegate to the Seventh Annual Convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association 1914, 1915 and 1926; Representative to the Virginia Child Welfare Conference, 1911; Representative to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1911, 1912; Representative to the Southern Socialogical Conference, 1912; Certificate for contributing to the campaign of Woodrow Wilson, 1912; City Council of Norfolk...

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Correspondence concerning stock, insurance, property negotiations and good wishes after an operation.

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Correspondence with organizers, exhibitors and attendees of the Jamestown Exposition held in Norfolk, Virginia. Barton Myers was the auditor of the Jamestown Exposition Corporation.

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1865 and 1876 letter to his father from Barton Myers, 1877 letter to Willie from his brother and 1878 postcard sent to William B. Muyres of Fauquier County, Virginia to show him how foreign postmarks look.

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Family letters, personal letters and condolence letters after the death of Barton Myers.  14 letters.

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Scope and Contents Partial and fragile diary from a trip to France and England. undated.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Broadside for an antique sale; flyer for war loans; constitution, rules and regulations of The Ocean View Company...adopted November 1854; Norfolk, Virginia Chamber of Commerce dinner program in honor of the "Secretary of the Navy" in 1913; pamphlet "The Norfolk Song 'I'm Crazy 'Bout Norfolk'" printed for the City of Norfolk, Atlantic Deeper Wayerways' Association Convention in 1923; printed speech of Hon. Henry St. George Tucker in the House of Representatives on March 3,...

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Scope and Contents Hand drawn architectural house plans with various views and a handpainted picture of the house signed by G.H. Burrage, Vice Admiral, USN. undated.

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Letters and telegrams written to Barton Myers by his son, R. Baldwin Myers, from his early days as Major in the 104th Motor Supply Train at Camp McClellan in Anniston, Alabama to his deployment to Bourbonne les Bains in December.

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Invitation from the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science (Virginia) to a presentation made "by S.J.L. Olver, H.M. Consul General, British Embasy...honoring the members of the Myers Family who for three generations held the office of British Consul in Norfolk."

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Obituaries for Moses Myers, Barton Myers and Robert F. Baldwin.

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Includes articles on the Moses Myers and Barton Myers homes in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Correspondence, reports and flyers related to Barton Myers' positions as Mayor and City Councilman of Norfolk, Virginia.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Blurred photograph of older lady holding a baby, business cards for Barton Myers (3), newspaper clipping with a table showing "value of one dollar in Gold as compared with Treasury Notes during each month of the war, from May 1861 to April 1, 1865," War Department pass for Barton Myers and party as representatives of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 1922 pamphlet from the American Society of Civil Engineers as a memoir to Archibald Stuart Baldwin who died on June 26, 1922...

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Scope and Contents 1917 deed and paperwork for the sale of "Pig Point" to the City of Norfolk for the war effort and undated deed for sale of Texas property.

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Correspondence and deed about the sale of land in Norfolk by Capt. James W. Gerow and Barton Myers to the City of Norfolk for a boulevard.

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Blueprint of property owners along the Elizabeth River and a 1910 plat of "Ghent Residence, Incorporated and adjacent properties."

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A partial draft of a history of Hampton Roads, typed with handwritten notes.