Box 28
Container
Contains 213 Results:
Geo. Dudley, Battery, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 3
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Re: trip to Georgia, would like to take some enslaved persons ("slaves") to help pay expenses. Refers to Mrs. Blow as his aunt
Dates:
1803 December 3
Captain Th. Armistead, Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1803 December 4
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers, 1772-1872, of the Blow family. Chiefly business papers, 1772-1820, of Richard Blow of Portsmouth and "Tower Hill," Sussex County, Va. and his son George Blow, Sr. and George Blow, Jr. of 'Tower Hill' and Williamsburg, Va. Richard Blow was a partner in stores in Virginia and North Carolina (trading as Richard Blow and Co., Briggs & Blow, Baker & Blow [South Quay, Nansemond County, Va.], Blow & Barksdale [Petersburg, Va.], and Blow and Scammel). He was also a plantation...
Dates:
1803 December 4
Blow & Scammel, Tower Hill, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 5
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Invoice of goods sent us from Norfolk Store, £ 109.0.10. Newspapers come regularly once a week; tobacco market poor. Will go to the Old Place [Southampton] soon to see how things go there.
Dates:
1803 December 5
Buchanan & Pallak, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 5
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Current prices
Dates:
1803 December 5
Brown, Rives & Co., Richmond, to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1803 December 6
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Re: Business difficulties
Dates:
1803 December 6
Sam Smith, Norfolk to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 9
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Applying for position in office of Discount and Deposit, Norfolk
Dates:
1803 December 9
Wm Baker, Buck Land, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 8
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Re: A horse which he wishes Mr. Barksdale [London] to buy for him
Dates:
1803 December 8
Brothers DeBacque, Dunkirk (France), to Richard Blow, Petersburg, 1803 December 8
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Wishes consignments of tobacco and cotton from Blow
Dates:
1803 December 8
Blow & Scammel, Tower Hill, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 11
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Refers to Mr. West [overseer at Old Place] and Mr. Adams [overseer at Tower Hill] their crops and prospects, etc. Burning bricks
Dates:
1803 December 11
Buchanan & Pallak, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 12
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Current prices
Dates:
1803 December 12
Wm. Fisher & Co., Suffolk to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 13
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Has 300 or more barrels for sale
Dates:
1803 December 13
Talbot Godwin, Exchange (Store), to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 13
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers, 1772-1872, of the Blow family. Chiefly business papers, 1772-1820, of Richard Blow of Portsmouth and "Tower Hill," Sussex County, Va. and his son George Blow, Sr. and George Blow, Jr. of 'Tower Hill' and Williamsburg, Va. Richard Blow was a partner in stores in Virginia and North Carolina (trading as Richard Blow and Co., Briggs & Blow, Baker & Blow [South Quay, Nansemond County, Va.], Blow & Barksdale [Petersburg, Va.], and Blow and Scammel). He was also a plantation...
Dates:
1803 December 13
Grelot & Bell, New York to Richard Blow, Norfolk, 1803 December 12
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Little in shipping due to uncertainty of invasion of England
Dates:
1803 December 12
James Strange, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 16
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Wishes wines; the Antelope has been chartered for continent would you like space for cargo?
Dates:
1803 December 16
Blow & Scammel, Tower Hill, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 17
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Corn crop in; bricks burning; trade dull
Dates:
1803 December 17
Talbot Godwin, Exchange (Store), to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 17
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Re: business of barrel staves
Dates:
1803 December 17
Buchanan & Pallak, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, 1803 December 19
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers, 1772-1872, of the Blow family. Chiefly business papers, 1772-1820, of Richard Blow of Portsmouth and "Tower Hill," Sussex County, Va. and his son George Blow, Sr. and George Blow, Jr. of 'Tower Hill' and Williamsburg, Va. Richard Blow was a partner in stores in Virginia and North Carolina (trading as Richard Blow and Co., Briggs & Blow, Baker & Blow [South Quay, Nansemond County, Va.], Blow & Barksdale [Petersburg, Va.], and Blow and Scammel). He was also a plantation...
Dates:
1803 December 19
Robt. Pallak & Co., Manchester (England), to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 18
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers, 1772-1872, of the Blow family. Chiefly business papers, 1772-1820, of Richard Blow of Portsmouth and "Tower Hill," Sussex County, Va. and his son George Blow, Sr. and George Blow, Jr. of 'Tower Hill' and Williamsburg, Va. Richard Blow was a partner in stores in Virginia and North Carolina (trading as Richard Blow and Co., Briggs & Blow, Baker & Blow [South Quay, Nansemond County, Va.], Blow & Barksdale [Petersburg, Va.], and Blow and Scammel). He was also a plantation...
Dates:
1803 December 18
John Halt, Surry, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 21
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Has crab cider for sale, what price will Blow pay? Also, gives prices for brandy, new corn, peas and tobacco.
Dates:
1803 December 21
Buchanan & Pallak, Petersburg, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 21
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers, 1772-1872, of the Blow family. Chiefly business papers, 1772-1820, of Richard Blow of Portsmouth and "Tower Hill," Sussex County, Va. and his son George Blow, Sr. and George Blow, Jr. of 'Tower Hill' and Williamsburg, Va. Richard Blow was a partner in stores in Virginia and North Carolina (trading as Richard Blow and Co., Briggs & Blow, Baker & Blow [South Quay, Nansemond County, Va.], Blow & Barksdale [Petersburg, Va.], and Blow and Scammel). He was also a plantation...
Dates:
1803 December 21
John Hoomes, Bowling Green, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 26
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Reed (groom), has brought horse Archduke; arrived at Blow’s from abroad. Reed wishes Blow to employ him to go to England and bring back horses. Write at once your decision; prices of horses have risen as of late in England
Dates:
1803 December 26
Blow & Scammel, Tower Hill, to Richard Blow, 1803 December 25
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Have 7000+ lbs. of pork, no tobacco
Dates:
1803 December 25
B. Swain, Nantucket, to Richard Blow, 1803 December 26
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers, 1772-1872, of the Blow family. Chiefly business papers, 1772-1820, of Richard Blow of Portsmouth and "Tower Hill," Sussex County, Va. and his son George Blow, Sr. and George Blow, Jr. of 'Tower Hill' and Williamsburg, Va. Richard Blow was a partner in stores in Virginia and North Carolina (trading as Richard Blow and Co., Briggs & Blow, Baker & Blow [South Quay, Nansemond County, Va.], Blow & Barksdale [Petersburg, Va.], and Blow and Scammel). He was also a plantation...
Dates:
1803 December 26
Wills Cowper, Gates, North Carolina, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 27
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
[Administrator of father’s estate]
Dates:
1803 December 27
Gen. S. W. Carney, Halifax County, North Carolina, to Richard Blow, Portsmouth, 1803 December 29
Item — Box: 28, Folder: 5
Identifier: id3653
Scope and Contents
Re: payment for Citizen, the horse imported from England for him through Blow & Barksdale; Citizen is highly praised and valued by many: “He is as springy as any lady on a dancing room and cutts as many capers.” Hopes Mr. Barksdale will send him a mare from which he can breed racers for his children.
Dates:
1803 December 29