Box 7
Contains 55 Results:
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1852 January 1--27
Scope and Contents Through tickets, ice boat, profits of the Piney Point Line, buying railroad stock; negotiations with Parker of the B. & O. R.R. and Fontaine of the Central R.R. (Louisa Line).
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, 1852 February 3-14
Scope and Contents Mail contracts, through tickets; transfer of passengers in Washington; Capt. Macausland of the Steamboat Line and Gen. MacRae of a competing R.R.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, March 1852 March 29-30
Scope and Contents Railroad financing and the Piney Point Line with newspaper advertisement enclosed.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1852 April 7-18
Scope and Contents The Petersburg and Richmond railroad bill before the Virginia legislature; expenses of the railroad cutting profits; trouble with Geo. Mattingly.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1852 May 3-10
Scope and Contents Trouble made by Falls; attempt to rouse the Petersburg people against him; manipulation of stocks.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1852 June 17-22
Scope and Contents Negotiations with Parker of the B. & O. R.R. for through tickets; the Ice Boat Bill; the Louisa Case before the courts; Fontaine, Bird, and MacRae. Family affairs--death of their sister, Cornelia; a box of clothes sent to John, son of Moncure Robinson, at VMI.
Moncure Robinson, Lexington, Va., and Red Sulphur Springs, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, August 1852 August 1-23
Scope and Contents Employees of the steamboat line with letter from Geo. Mattingly enclosed; trouble with Falls of the Bay Line.
Moncure Robinson, Lexington, Va., and Kabletown, Jefferson Co., Va., to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1852 September 10-27
Scope and Contents Visit with John, son of Moncure Robinson, at VMI; defeat of Ice Boat Bill; bills before legislature of N. Carolina and S. Carolina; trouble with Falls about through tickets.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond , Va., 1852 October 1-28
Scope and Contents Steamboat schedules from Richmond; attempt to buy Seaboard of Roanoke stock at a depressed price; reprimanding Edwin Robinson for changing railroad schedules; a resolution to be presented to the Virginia Legislature; Edwin Robinson is running for the Virginia State.
Report card and statement of accout for Cadet Robinson from Virginia Military Institute, 1852 October 8
Scope and Contents Signed by J.H. Smith, Superintendant.
William H MacFarland, Richmond, Virginia, to Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, 1852 October 23
Scope and Contents Appreciation for "kind favors"; but still thinks that he is entitled to redress in the suit against the railroad.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1852 November 1-27
Scope and Contents Urging passing of a resolution which will corner Alexandria trader for the Piney Point Line; enclosing copy from William Parker, stating that B. & O. R.R. will return to old arrangement on through tickets; the R.F. & P. stockholders to control Falls; through tickets from the south and connections at Alexandria.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1852 December 7 -13
Scope and Contents Mail contracts; government ice boat on the Potomac; negotiations with MacRae, Falls, and the Lynchburg & Tenn. R.R.; problems with employees Sharp and Macausland opposing increase in salaries with enclosed letter from L.H. Minor supporting increase in salaries; urges work to pass Richmond and Petersburg R.R. line with draft of letter for Edwin Robinson to send.
E Caylus, New York, to Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, 1852 December 21
Scope and Contents E. Caylus has suggested to Ch. Sedgewick that Moncure Robinson be asked to be director of the "Universal Exposition" planned for New York, and has been empowered to ask confidentially whether he will accept the position. Endorsement refers to it as "International Mining Engineers Exposition."
MH Falls to Edwin Robinson, 1852 December
Scope and Contents Request for a meeting to iron out problems.
E Caylus, New York, to Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, 1853 January 6
Scope and Contents Regrets that Moncure Robinson is not interested in the position of Director of the New York Exposition. He is embarking on a wine importing business for which he seeks some capital from Moncure Robinson.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1853 January 11-12
Scope and Contents Instructions to Capt. Macausland of the steamboat and steamboat expenses; passage of Ice Boat Bill in the Senate; schedule changes by Parker of the B. & O. R.R.
Moncure Robinson to Col. F.H. Smith, VMI, 1853 January 27
Scope and Contents The demerits received by his son, John.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1853 February 5-16
Scope and Contents The Directors for the new Richmond and Petersburg R.R.; bills before the Virginia Legislature; opposition of Rives.
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Col F.H. Smith, VMI, 1853 February 13
Scope and Contents Examination of his John, before the Board of Visitors, and the risks of his dismissal.
Moncure Robinson, Baltimore and Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1853 March 5-22
Scope and Contents Reduced fares on through tickets; the organization of the Potomac and Bay Steamship Company.
Horace Binney to Moncure Robinson, 1853 March 26
Scope and Contents Regrets at not being able to attend a "symposium."
WB Robinson, Quebec, to Moncure Robinson, 1853 April 3
Scope and Contents Introducing Samuel Keifer, Chief Engineer of the Board of Public Works in Canada.
P. V. Daniel, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, to Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, 1853 April 18
Scope and Contents Expressing his willingness to accept a position on the condition that "its duties will be discharged by me independently, according to my conscientious convictions."
Moncure Robinson, Philadelphia, to Edwin Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1853 April 25
Scope and Contents Trouble with Parker on arrangments for through tickets.