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Richard Blow Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 B625
Scope and Contents 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: 1772-1872

Fairfax Harrison Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 H25
Scope and Contents Papers, 1736-1945, of and collected by Fairfax Harrison. Papers collected include colonial era documents, deeds, surveys, the diary of Sally Fairfax (1771-1772), legal papers, a copy of the Dettingen Parish (Prince William County, Va.) vestry book which contains minutes, indentures, and other (1745-1802), and photostat copy of the letterbook (1801) of Col. John Tayloe of Mount Airy, Va. Fairfax Harrison's papers include his correspondence with individuals and institutions concerning his...
Dates: 1736-1945

Manuscripts - People and Family Names

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 39.2 Man3a
Scope and Contents

An artificial collection of papers created from material acquired during the 1930's and 1940's.  Mostly letters, financial records, published material and official records of individuals in Virginia and elsewhere.  Includes documents and signatures of well known people, such as Benjamin Harrison, John Randolph and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Dates: 1621-1949; Majority of material found in 1800's

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Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 2
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American diaries--Women authors 1
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Canals--Southern States 1
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Dismal Swamp Canal 1
Dyes and dyeing 1
Embargo, 1807-1809 1
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Horses--North Carolina 1
Insurance, Fire--Virginia--History 1
Invoices 1
Jefferson County (W.Va.)--History--18th century 1
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Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 1
Lectures 1
Letter books 1
Logging--Virginia 1
Lumber trade--Virginia--History 1
Mecklenburg County (Va.)--History--19th century 1
Medical practice--Virginia--History 1
Merchants--Great Britain 1
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Merchants--North Carolina--History--19th century 1
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Merchants--Virginia--Nansemond County 1
Merchants--Virginia--Petersburg 1
Merchants--Virginia--Richmond 1
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Merchants--West Indies 1
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Military records 1
Minutes 1
Mississippi--History--19th century 1
New York (State)--Social life and customs 1
Notebooks 1
Orders (military records) 1
Pamphlets 1
Parishes--Virginia 1
Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century 1
Photographs 1
Photostats 1
Physicians--Virginia--York County 1
Plantation life--Virginia 1
Plantations 1
Prince William County (Va.)--History--18th century 1
Printed ephemera 1
Private Libraries 1
Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century 1
Scrapbooks 1
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Slavery--Virginia--19th century 1
Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846 1
Tobacco industry--Virginia--Richmond 1
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United States--Abolition--History 1
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 1
United States--History--War of 1812 1
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Virginia--History--19th century 1
Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Historiography 1
Virginia--Politics and Government--18th century 1
Virginia--Religious history 1
Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century 1
West Point (Va.)--History--19th century 1
Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century 1
Wills 1
Women physicians--Virginia--History--19th century. 1
Women--History--Virginia 1
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Allison White and Company 1
Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714 1
Bryan, John Stewart, 1871-1944 1
Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941 1
Carey family 1