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Dinwiddie County - James Greenway, 1770
Bond of James Greenway and Bolling Stark to the College of William & Mary for one hundred pounds for the appointment of James Greenway as surveyor of the County of Dinwiddie. Dated May 24, 1770. Signed by James Greenway, Bolling Stark, John Blair, Jr. and M. Hayness (?).
Legal cases and estates: James City County, 1810-1819
Pleasants (Israel and John P.) vs. John H. Blair, administrator of Nathaniel Burwell. 5 pieces.
James Henderson, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Mrs. Eliza Whiting, "Enfield" Prince William County, Virginia, 1801 July 12
Abraham C. Myers, Washington, D. C., to James Barron Hope, no place, 20 January 1882.
Scope and Contents 3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Has just learned of his impending visit to Washington, at the invitation of leading Congressmen, to read his Yorktown Centennial Poem; his bad health may prevent his attendance, but he desires to see him; their mutual friend Judge John Blair Hope is now a Congressman, and will be equally happy to see him.
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Sermon, 22 March 1747
Handwritten sermon said to be by James Blair, along with correspondence giving reasons why James Blair was probably not the author.
Letters, Telegrams, Postcards, 1879 January-June
Other documents (copies)
Virginia, 1970s; most undated
Includes programs from Chrysler Hall, Smithfield, Hampton Roads Coliseum, York High School, Kecoughtan High School, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, James Blair Elementary School, William and Mary Concert Series, Virginia Museum Theatre, Bruton Parish Church, Virginia Opera Association and others. Some newspaper reviews included.
Papers
Papers relating to the period 1701-1704
Council of Virginia Resolution, 1695
Resolution of the Governor's Council drawn up by Governor Edmund Andros and signed by all the Council members documenting the differences between Rev. James Blair and Andros and announcing the suspension of Rev. Blair from the Council.
Binder 10: Contact Sheets 7674-7915, 1996 March-November
Miscellaneous Materials, 1961 and undated
Bibliographic citation for Blair's death notice in Scot's Magazine (July 1743); page 643 of The Gentleman's Magazine (August 1743) with Blair listed under Deaths; brochure entitled Merely to Survive Is Not Enough, comparing Dr. Woodbridge's building a fallout shelter for his neighborhood in 1961 with Dr. Blair's creation of the College of William and Mary; photographic copy of signature, James Blair President.
J. Paul Hudson Papers
Scope and Contents Rector Copy: "James Blair" by Thom Blair.
Photographs
King William County - William Peters Martin, 1767-1769
Account of Surveys made by William Peters Martin, signed by John Blair, Jr., dated May 8, 1769. Includes years, names, in what county, acreage, fees received and fees not received. Names: Capt. John Quarles, Jane Bingham, Col. Thomas Moore, Nathaniel Fox, Roger Lipscomb, James Quarles, Jr., James Johnson, John Anderson, Jacob Valentine and James Neaves. Two entries in Caroline County for William Taylor.
Letters, Telegrams, Postcards, 1923-1933
Letters, Telegrams, Postcards, 1904 January-July
Correspondence, January 1875
Sermons, 1729-1761
Photographic Slide of William & Mary
Charlotte Balfour, "Flower de Hundred" Prince George County, Virginia, to Mrs. Eliza (Braxton) Whiting, 1791 January 3
Dartington Glass Goblet, undated
One glass goblet etched with Hargrave portrait of James Blair. Given to the college in 1973 by David Beers Quinn, James P. Harrison Visiting Professor of History, 1969-70. Presented at a dinner in London for British alumni and visiting American alumni. Transfered to Archives from the Muscarelle Museum. UA1999.037