Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Blaine Family Collection, Accession 11229, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

These letters were given to the University of Virginia Library by Gerald McKinney , Cleveland, Georgia , on April 1, 1996 .

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Scope and Content

This collection consists of four documents and letters pertaining to Nathan Blain[e] , Rock Springs, Nelson County, Virginia , including two slave bills of sale to Blain[e], one from Henry Martin , January 3, 1810, for Nancy , and one from William B. Harris , of Albemarle County , November 15, 1822, for Sam , Patsy , and Charlotte . The two letters are both from Richard Perkins to Blain[e], and the first tells of his arrival at Mr. Lankford's, the illness of Betty on the road, the theft of his horse and the economic prospects of his new home (1822 Dec 21); in the second letter Perkins writes that Betty is still sick, he is puzzled at not receiving any letter from Blaine, and reports on the condition of the crops so far this year (1824 Jun 20).