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A Guide to the Bruce Family Papers 1746-1905, n.d. Bruce Family, Papers of 2692

A Guide to the Bruce Family Papers 1746-1905, n.d.

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Accession number
2692
Title
Bruce Family Papers, 1746-1905, n.d.
Physical Characteristics
This holding consists of ca. 330 items.
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Bruce Family Papers, Accession # 2692, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This item was acquired as a gift on December 16, 1963.

Scope and Content Information

Correspondence, journals, and account books of James Bruce and his son, James Cole Bruce, of Berry Hill, Halifax County. There are lists of slaves, e.g., a November 22, 1849, list and inventory of slaves on the plantation of Messrs. Bruce, Seddon, and Williams and an 1852 "Register of Negroes," plus many entries in the account books and other material relating to slavery.

Contents List

Indentures of James Hunt, Dannitt Abney, William Light, William Younger, James Bruce 1746-1800
Box 1
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1790
Box 1
Indenture between Isaac Coles and James Bruce May 28, 1792
Box 1
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1796
Box 1
Isaac A. Coles to Henry St. George Tucker July 20, 1799
Box 1
Indentures of James Bruce 1800-1810
Box 1
Indentures of Bruce and Sydnor 1800-1819
Box 1
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1802-1813
Box 1
9 folders
Indentures between James Grant and Bruce and Easley August 27, 1814
Box 1
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1814
Box 1
Indentures of Bruce and Easley 1814-1832
Box 1
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1815-1817
Box 1
Indentures of Bruce and Hagood 1817-1819
Box 2
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1818
Box 2
Charles B. Williams to James Bruce July 13, 1819
Box 2
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1819-1820
Box 2
2 folders
Indentures of Bruce and Sydnor 1820-1835
Box 2
Deeds of Trust of James Bruce 1820-1842
Box 2
James Madison to James Bruce October 20, 1821
Box 2
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1821-1822
Box 2
2 folders
James Bruce's Commission as Sheriff of Halifax County 1822-1823
Box 2
Business Papers of James Bruce 1823
Box 2
James C. Bruce to James Bruce, his father 1823-1828
Box 3
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1824
Box 3
Henry Bruce to James C. Bruce--Bound 1824-1855
Box 3
James Bruce to Charles B. Williams November 25, 1825
Box 3
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1825
Box 3
Commonplace Book of James Coles Bruce ca. 1825-1829
Box 3

Principally historical notes

Elvira A. Bruce from James C. Bruce March 6, 1826
Box 3
Charles B. Williams from James Bruce April 21, 1826
Box 3
F.T. Anderson from Alexander Caruthers November 10, 1826
Box 3
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1826-1827
Box 3
2 folders
James Bruce to George Pannill & George Pannill to James Bruce January 15, 1828 & July 16, 1828
Box 4
James C. Bruce to John S. Pendleton February 15, 1828
Box 4
Charles B. Williams to James Bruce February 19, 1828
Box 4
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1828
Box 4
James C. Bruce from Mary P. Govan November 1, 1829
Box 4
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1829
Box 4
Mary [__________] from James C. Bruce January 3, 1830
Box 4
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1830
Box 4
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1831
Box 4
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1831
Box 4
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1831
Box 4
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1832
Box 4
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1832
Box 4
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1832
Box 4
"My Dear Aunt" from James C. Bruce December 19, 1833
Box 4
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1833
Box 4
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1833
Box 5
Mrs. Mildred H. Carrington from Eliza Bruce January 22, 1834
Box 5
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1834
Box 5
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1834
Box 5
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1834
Box 5
James C. Bruce to James C. Bruce, his son June 11, 1835
Box 5
Eliza Bruce from John Wilkins September 13, 1835
Box 5
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1835
Box 5
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1835
Box 5
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1835
Box 5
James C. Bruce to James S. Easley March 18, 1836
Box 5
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1836
Box 5
William Alexander Correspondence 1836
Box 5
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1836
Box 5
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1836
Box 5
Thomas and Richard Bruce from James C. Bruce March 21, 1837
Box 5
Eliza Bruce from M.H. Carrington June 7, 1837
Box 5
Henry Bruce from Samuel Pannell November 27, 1837
Box 5
James C. Bruce from G. Cooke December 11, 1837
Box 5
Mary Elizabeth A. Bruce from Mrs. M.A. Anderson December 30, 1837
Box 5
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1837
Box 5
Box 6
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1837
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1837
Box 6
2 folders
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1837
Box 6
Mary Evelyn Anderson from [_________] January 6, 1838
Box 6
Bishop William Meade to Rev. Charles Draper March 5, 1838
Box 6
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1838
Box 6
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1838
Box 6
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1838
Box 6
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1838
Box 7
Eliza Bruce from W.W. Wilkins April 14, 1839
Box 7
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1839
Box 7
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1839
Box 7
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1839
Box 7
Political Letter of James C. Bruce July 14, 1840
Box 7
Box 7
James C. Bruce to Lawrenceville Committee 1840
W. East Snowden to James C. Bruce 1840
Box 7
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1840
Box 7
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1840
Box 8
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1840
Box 8
Journal of Mrs. James Coles Bruce's Trip To New York ca. 1840
Box 8
2 volumes
Eliza Bruce from Ann Green February 13, 1841
Box 8
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1841
Box 8
3 folders
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1841
Box 8
Eliza Bruce Correspondence 1842
Box 8
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1842
Box 8
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1842
Box 9
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1842
Box 9
Elvira A. Bruce, his mother, to James C. Bruce January 24, 1843
Box 9
Eliza Bruce Correspondence 1843
Box 9
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1843
Box 9
2 folders
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1843
Box 9
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1844
Box 10
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1844
Box 10
James C. Bruce from Eliza Bruce 1844
Box 10
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1844
Box 10
Accounts of James Bruce 1844
Box 10
James C. Bruce from Eliza Bruce January 6, 1845
Box 10
Mrs. Eliza Bruce from Sally Bruce March 31, 1845
Box 10
Miss Sally Brodnax from Eliza Bruce September 5, 1845
Box 10
James C. Bruce from Sally Bruce September 31, 1845
Box 10
Charles Bruce to James C. Bruce October 23, 1845
Box 10
James C. Bruce from Eliza Bruce 1845
Box 10
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce 1845
Box 10
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1845
Box 10
2 folders
Mrs. F.T. Anderson from Mr. F.T. Anderson December 23, 1846
Box 11
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1846
Box 11
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1846
Box 11
Address delivered by James C. Bruce at Buffalo Springs July 4, 1847
Box 11
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1847
Box 11
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1847
Box 11
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce August 8, 1848
Box 11
Miss Catherine Carrington from Sally Brodnax November 3, 1848
Box 11
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1848
Box 11
Box 11
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1846
Box 11
Address Delivered by James C. Bruce at Buffalo Springs July 4, 1847
Box 11
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1847
Box 11
Accounts of James C. Bruce 1847
Box 11
Eliza Bruce from James C. Bruce August 8, 1848
Box 11
Miss Catherine Carrington from Sally Brodnax November 3, 1848
Box 11
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1848
Box 11
[___________] from W.B. Seddon April 19, 1849
Box 11
List and Inventory of the Negroes on the Plantation of Messrs. Bruce, Seddon and Williams November 22, 1849
Box 11
Miss Catherine Carrington from Sally Brodnax December 30, 1849
Box 11
Eliza Bruce Correspondence 1849
Box 12
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1849
Box 12
List and Inventory of the Negroes on the Plantation of Messrs. Bruce, Seddon and Williams 1849
Box 12
Mrs. James C. Bruce to Eliza Douglas Bruce February 27, 1850
Box 12
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1850
Box 12
Miss Catherine Carrington from Sally Brodnax 1850
Box 12
Alexander Bruce from James C. Bruce 1850
Box 12
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1850
Box 12
Poem by [______] 1850
Box 12
James C. Bruce from Sally Brodnax January 20, 1851
Box 12
Mrs. Sarah E. Carrington from James C. Bruce April 29, 1851
Box 12
Alexander Bruce from James C. Bruce 1851
Box 12
James C. Bruce to his sons at V.M.I. 1851
Box 12
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1851
Box 12
Inventory of Household Ware, etc. 1851
Box 12
Mary Evelyn Bruce from Mrs. M.A. Anderson July 10, 1852
Box 12
Mrs. M.A. Anderson from A.A. Anderson August 13, 1852
Box 12
Alexander Bruce from James C. Bruce 1852
James C. to his sons at V.M.I.
Box 12
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1852
Box 13
Registers of Negroes 1852
Box 13
Copy of the Last Will of James C. Bruce December 21, 1853
Box 13
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1853
Box 13
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1853
Box 13
Charles Bruce from Alexander Bruce February 10, 1854
Box 13
Wilkins Bruce from James C. Bruce August 19, 1854
Box 13
Fanny Anderson from F.T. Anderson October 29, 1854
Box 13
"My Dear Friend" [Alexander Bruce?] from Mary Evelyn Anderson December 16, 1854
Box 13
Alexander Bruce from James C. Bruce 1854
Box 13
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1854
Box 13
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1854
Box 13
Life Membership of James C. Bruce in Union Agricultural Society February 17, 1855
Box 13
Judge Francis Thomas Anderson from Mary Evelyn Anderson Bruce June 9, 1855
Box 13
Last Will and Testament of Henry Bruce July 23, 1855
Box 13
Anne Anderson from Francis T. Anderson September 22, 1855
Box 13
James C. Bruce to "My Dear Badard" November 12, 1855
Box 13
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1855
Box 13
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1855
Box 13
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1855
Box 14
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1856
Box 14
Alexander Bruce from James C. Bruce 1856
Box 14
James C. Bruce and Richard Bruce Correspondence 1856
Box 14
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1856
Box 14
James Bruce to "Sandy" October 14, 1857
Box 14
James C. Bruce from Mary E. Bruce November 18, 1857
Box 14
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1857
Box 14
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1857
Box 14
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1857
Box 14
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1858
Box 14
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1858
Box 14
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1858
Box 14
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1858
Box 15
James C. Bruce from William Pannell February 18, 1859
Box 15
Charles Bruce from James C. Bruce March 29, 1859
Box 15
Alexander Bruce from James C. Bruce November 19, 1859
Box 15
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1859
Box 15
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1859
2 folders
Box 15
Cad Jones to James C. Bruce March 7, 1860
Box 15
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1860
Box 15
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1860
Box 15
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1860
Box 15
Mrs. M.A. Anderson from W. Alex Anderson July 27, 1861
Box 15
Alexander Bruce to "Charly" November 10, 1861
Box 15
Mary Evelyn Bruce from W. Anderson December 11, 1861
Box 15
John A. Gennett from Alexander Bruce December 27, 1861
Box 15
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1861
Box 15
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1861
Box 15
Charles Bruce Correspondence 1861
Box 15
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1861
Box 16
Charles Bruce to James C. Bruce January 3, 1862
Box 16
James C. Bruce from Charles Bruce June 2 [1862]
Box 16
Major [___________] from Chas. S. Carrington November 27, 1862
Box 16
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1862
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1862
Box 16
James C. Bruce Correspondence 1862
Box 16
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1862
Box 16
F.T. Anderson from Mary Evelyn Bruce January 7, 1863
Box 16
Mr. George M. Williams from James C. Bruce April 21, 1863
Box 16
James C. Bruce from Edmund Wilkins May 28, 1863
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce from Josephine Anderson July 19, 1863
Box 16
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1863
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1863
Box 16
Business Papers of James C. Bruce 1863
Box 16
Frank Anderson from Mrs. M.A. Anderson January, 1864
Box 16
Halifax County Bonds July 25, 1864
Box 16
James C. Bruce from William B. Bruce December 28, 1864
Box 16
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1864
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1864
Box 16
Business Papers of James C. and Alex Bruce 1864
Box 16
Alexander Bruce from Francis T. Anderson January 25, 1865
Box 16
Articles of Agreement between Wilkins Bruce and Alexander Bruce December 13, 1865
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1865
Box 16
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1865
Box 16
Alexander Bruce from W.D. Blair & Co. February 13, 1866
Box 16
Business Papers of WIlliam Ballard Bruce November 15, 1866
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1866
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1866
Box 16
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1866
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1867
Box 16
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1867
Box 16
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1867
Box 16
John S. Pendleton from Alexander Bruce October 8, 1868
Box 16
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1868
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1868
Box 16
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1868
Box 16
"My Dear Littel Scholar" from Fannie Anderson August 9, 1869
Box 16
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1869
Box 17
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1869
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1870
Box 17
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1870
Box 17
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1871
Box 17
Alexander Bruce from [___________] March 5, 1872
Box 17
Fannie Anderson from William A. Anderson May 16, 1872
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1872
Box 17
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1874
Box 17
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1875
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1876
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce from Mrs. M.A. Anderson July 15, 1877
Box 17
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1877
Box 17
Mr. Alexander Bruce from Mary A. Bruce June 28, 1878
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce from F.T. Anderson November 24, 1878
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce from William A. Anderson 1878
Box 1878
Business Prospecters 1878
Box 17
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1878-1879
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce fom Mrs. M.A. Anderson February 19, 1879
Box 17
Statement of Account of John B. McPhail with William B. Bruce 1880
Box 17
Alexander Bruce from F.T. Anderson February 26, 1881
Box 17
"In Memoriam"--Mrs. Mary Anne Anderson November 27, 1881
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce from Fanny N. Anderson December 7,1882
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce from C.F. Johnson December 12, 1882
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce from Francis T. Anderson May 27, 1883
Box 17
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1883
Box 17
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce February 6, 1884
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1884
Box 17
Mary Bruce from W.C. Bruce 1884-1885
Box 17
Ellen Bruce from W.C. Bruce 1884-1885
Box 17
Walter Bruce to "My Dear Cousin" December 18, 1885
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1885
Box 17
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1885
Box 17
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence 1886
Box 17
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1886
Box 17
Business Correspondence to William Ballard Bruce January 19, 1887
Box 17
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1888
Box 17
Alexander Bruce from E. Bruce September 4, 1889
Box 17
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1889
Box 17
Alexander Bruce from Charles Bruce October 23, 1890
Box 17
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce and Marie M. Bruce 1890
Box 18
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1891
Box 18
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1891
Box 18
Mrs. Pendleton from Mary Evelyn Bruce March 30, 1892
Box 18
Mr. Pendleton from Alexander Bruce April 11, 1892
Box 18
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1892
Box 18
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1892
Box 18
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1893
Box 18
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1893
Box 18
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1894
W.A. Bruce to [Alexander Bruce] June 25, 1895
Box 18
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1895
Box 18
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1895
Box 18
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1895
Box 18
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1896
Box 18
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1896
Box 18
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1896
Box 18
Alexander Bruce from George M. Williams May 18, 1897
Box 18
Fannie Anderson from Janetta Alexander December 26, 1897
Box 18
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1897
Box 18
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1897
Box 18
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1898
Box 18
Business Papers of William Ballard Bruce 1898
Box 18
Alexander Bruce Correspondence 1899
Box 18
Correspondence from Administration of the University of Virginia accepting gift of books to Library to Malcolm G. Bruce 1899
Box 18
Business Papers of Alexander Bruce 1899
Box 18
Business Papers of Bruce Family 1899
Business Papers of Bruce Family 1900-1904
Box 19
5 folders
Box 19
Business Papers of Marie M. Bruce 1905
Box 19
Fragments of Bruce Business Papers ca. 1800-1900
Box 19
Miscellaneous Bruce Papers ca. 1800-1900
Box 19
Eliza Bruce from A. Fontaine February 7, ________
Box 19
Francis Anderson from Josephine Anderson February 21, _________
Box 19
Maria Bruce to her father n.d.
Box 19
Alexander Bruce from Mary Evelyn Bruce n.d.
Box 19
Alexander Bruce from Sarah Bruce Seddon n.d.
Box 19
"My dearest Belle" from Josephine Anderson n.d.
Box 19
James C. Bruce from Mildred H. Carrington n.d.
Box 19
Alexander Bruce Correspondence n.d.
Box 19
Charles Bruce to James C. Bruce n.d.
Box 19
Ellen Bruce from Malcolm G. Bruce n.d.
Box 19
Mary Evelyn Bruce from Josephine Anderson n.d.
Box 19
Mary Evelyn Bruce from Fanny Anderson n.d.
Box 19
Mary Evelyn Bruce from Alexander Bruce n.d.
Box 19
Mary Evelyn Bruce from Anna Anderson n.d.
Box 19
Mary Evelyn Bruce from H.N. Bascom n.d.
Box 19
Mary Evelyn Bruce Correspondence n.d.
Box 19
Eliza Bruce Correspondence n.d.
Box 19
James C. Bruce Correspondence n.d.
Box 19
Papers of the Bruce Family n.d.
Box 20
Business Papers of James C. and Alexander Bruce n.d.
Box 20
Miscellaneous Bruce Papers n.d.
Box 20
Sketches in Bruce Papers n.d.
Box 20
History of Charlotte County and Bruce Estate n.d.
Box 20
Photographs in Bruce Collection n.d.
Box 20
Genealogical Material n.d.
Box 21
Manuscripts for Novel by Alexander Bruce n.d.
Box 21
Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles in Bruce Papers n.d.
Box 21
Miscellaneous Papers from William Ballard Bruce Papers n.d.
Box 21
"The Missing Link," a Detective Story n.d.