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Inventory of the Robert Blackwell Papers 1797-1880 Blackwell, Robert Papers, 1797-1880 Mss. 39.2 B56

Inventory of the Robert Blackwell Papers 1797-1880

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Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Collection Number Mss. 39.2 B56


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Repository
Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Collection number
Mss. 39.2 B56
Title
Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit Papers, 1797-1880.
Extent
75 items.
Creator
previous hit Blackwell  next hit Family, Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, Upton Hardy.
Language
English
Abstract
Correspondence of Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit and business records of the previous hit Blackwell  next hit family mill, tanyard, store and farm, Lunenburg County, Virginia, dated 1797-1880.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Publication Rights/Restrictions on Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

Purchase: 75 items, January 1928.

Scope and Content Information

Letters, 1835-1859, written to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit "Brickland," Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia from relatives in Tennessee and Texas; and business records of the previous hit Blackwell  next hit family mill, tanyard, store and farm. Includes papers relating to the lawsuit of previous hit Blackwell  next hit and Featherston v. Hawthorne; and a letter, 30 November 1847, from Upton E. Hardy to his guardian Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit asking permission to leave because of his illness and discussing Benjamin Stoddert Ewell's advice to him.

Arrangement

Organization

This collection is organized into 4 Series. Series 1 contains letters; Series 2 contains legal papers; Series 3 contains accounts; and Series 4 contains other papers.

Arrangement

This collection is first arranged into series. Then, series 1 and 2 are arranged chronologically and series 3 is arranged alphabetically.

Index Terms

    Family Names:

  • previous hit Blackwell  next hit family.

    • Persons:

  • previous hit Blackwell  next hit, Robert.
  • Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert.
  • Hardy, Upton E.

    • Subjects:

  • Leather industry and trade--Virginia.
  • Millers--Virginia.

    • Corporate Names:

  • Washington and Lee University -- History.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Lunenburg County (Va.)--History -- 19th century.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Blackwell, Robert.
  • Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert.
  • Hardy, Upton E.
  • Robert Blackwell,
  • Upton Hardy.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lunenburg County (Va.)--History -- 19th century.
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Contents List

Letters, 1835-1859.
Box-folder 1:1
Series 1: Letters
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Benjamin E. previous hit Blackwell  next hit, Montgomery County, Tennessee, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Oak Grove Post Office, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 15 July 1835.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Jacob Shough, at Mount Israel, Albermarle County, Virginia, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Brickland, Lunenburg, County, Virginia, 6 August 1842.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Charles A. Tucker, at Warrenton, Warren County, Virginia, to Robin [i.e. Robert] previous hit Blackwell  next hit, ar Brickland, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 29 January 1846.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    D. Hardy, at Grenada, Yellowbusha [Yalobusha] County, Mississippi, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lockleaven [Lochleven], Lunburg [Lunenburg County], Virginia, 12 April 1847.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    John C. previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lexington, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven P.O., Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1 June 1847.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Upton E. Hardy, at Washington College, [Lexington, Virginia], to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven P.O., Lunenburg County, Virginia, 30 November 1847.

    Commenting on Professor Benjamin S. Ewell

  • Box-folder 1:1
    Benjamin E. previous hit Blackwell  next hit, Giles County, Tennessee, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven P.O., Lunenburg County, Virginia, 31 December 1847.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    John C. previous hit Blackwell  next hit, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 5 December 1848.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    William Dixon, Sussex County, Virginia, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 9 March 1849.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Joh Lee, at Petersburg, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 21 April 1849.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    John C. previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at the Institute, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 26 May 1849.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Benjamin E. previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Bonham, Texas, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, 1 June 1850.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Benjamin E. previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Jefferson, Texas, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 18 January 1851.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Benjamin previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Bonham, Texas, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 18 January 1851.

    Enclosure: Order on Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit for $150.

  • Box-folder 1:1
    W. O. Goode [from the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.], to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 23 February 1859.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    William B. Roberts, at Pulaski Post Office, Giles County, Tennessee, to Robert previous hit Blackwell  next hit, at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg County, Virginia, n.d.
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Legal Papers, 1869-1880.
Box-folder 1:1
Series 2: Legal Papers
  • Box-folder 1:1
    previous hit Blackwell  next hit & Featherston v. P. W. Hawthorn. 1869-1871.
    2 items.

    Suit in Lunenburg County, Virginia.

  • Box-folder 1:1
    Hawthorn (George H.) et al. v. L. A. M. Hawthorn et al. 1880.
    2 items.

    Suit in Brunswick County, Virginia.

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Accounts, 1797-1859.
Box-folder 1:1
Series 3: Accounts
  • Box-folder 1:1
    previous hit Blackwell  next hit (John) estate, 1841.
    1 item.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    previous hit Blackwell  next hit (Mrs. Mary D.), 1843-1846.
    2 items.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    previous hit Blackwell  next hit (R.), 1843-1846.
    6 items.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    previous hit Blackwell  next hit (Robert), 1835-1854.
    23 items.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    previous hit Blackwell  next hit (Rober, Jr.) estate, 1829.
    2 items.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Edmondson (Upton), 1800-1810.
    4 items.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Parrish (Lucy and Robert) guardianship, 1797-1805.
    15 items.
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Other Papers, n.d.
Box-folder 1:1
Series 4: Other Papers
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Drafts of public addresses on George Washington by unknown persons, n.d.
    3 items.

    The name John previous hit Blackwell appears in different hand in the upper margin on one sheet.

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