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Myers, Gustavus A. papers Guide to the Gustavus A. Myers Papers Mss. 39.2 M99

Guide to the Gustavus A. Myers Papers Mss. 39.2 M99


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 39.2 M99
Title
Gustavus A. Myers Papers 1834-1869
Quantity
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Creator
Myers, Gustavus Adophus, 1801-1869
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Gustavus A. Myers Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase (1935) and gift (1972).

Processing Information:

Box and folder list compiled by Meredith Ramey, SCRC staff, in January 2012.

Biographical Information:

Gustavus Adophus Myers was born August 9, 1801, the son of Samuel Myers and Judith (Hays) Myers. He was a lawyer in Richmond and served as president of Richmond Publishing Co., and director of Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and Mutual Assurance Society. He was member of Richmond City Council. He married Anne Augusta (Giles) Conway and was father of artist, William Barksdale Myers. Myers died August 20, 1869 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery. He was considered Richmond's most prominent Jewish citizen. xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Gustavus_Adophus_Myers" xlink:title="Gustavus Adophus Myers"/>.

Scope and Contents

Letters written to Gustavus A. Myers, lawyer in Richmond, Va. Includes letters, 1858-1861, from John Augustine Washington, concerning his sale of "Mount Vernon" to Mount Vernon Ladies' Association; and Washington's Civil War service. The collection includes letters written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Park Benjamin, and Conway Robinson.

Related Material

See also; Samuel Myers Papers, 1796-1845, Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Groups A-C, and Myers Papers II, all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Lawyers--Virginia--History
  • Mount Vernon (Va.)
  • Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union
  • United States--Jewish History

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Myers, Gustavus Adophus, 1801-1869
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Mount Vernon (Va.)
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Container List

Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22
Papers
1834-1869English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 1
    Thomas Y. Tabb, The Forest, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1834 August 18English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 2
    John N. Tazewell, Norfolk, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1836 June 13English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 3
    W.H. Roane, Washington, to G. A. Myers, Richmond
    1837 December 17English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 4
    W.M. to Gustavus Myers
    1838 April 13English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 5
    Peachy R. Grattan, Betham, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1838 August 13English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 6
    Phil B. Winston, Jr., Louisa C.H., to Gustavus A. Myers
    1838 August 16English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 7
    James D. Coleman, Concord Academy, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1839 December 7English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 8
    James D. Coleman, Concord Academy, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1840 July 16English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 9
    James D. Coleman, Concord Academy, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1840 December 27English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 10
    Robert Greenhow, Washington, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1848 December 11English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 11
    Tazewell Taylor, Norfolk, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1849 February 6English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 12
    H. Hardesty, Jr., Office of Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md., to Thomas H. Ellis, Pres. Hollywood Cemetery Co., Richmond, Va.
    1850 February 6English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 13
    Henry W. Moncure, New Orleans, La., to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond, Va.
    1851 March 18English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 14
    Joseph Henry, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1853 December 20English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 15
    Park Benjamin, New York, to Gustavus A. Myers, Andrew Johnston, and J.R. Thompson, Richmond, Va.
    1853 December 21English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 16
    John H. Wynn, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1856 October 11English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 17
    C.H. Winder, Judge Advo., Washington, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1858 January 5English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 18
    John A. Washington, Mount Vernon, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1858 April 14English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 19
    John A. Washington, Mount Vernon, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1858 June 5English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 20
    Conway Robinson, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1858 June 11English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 21
    Conway Robinson, The Vineyard near Washington City, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1858 July 25English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 22
    Conway Robinson, The Vineyard near Washington City, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1859 June 21English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 23
    G.W. Randolph to Gustavus A. Myers
    1859 June 28English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 24
    Conway Robinson, The Vineyard, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1859 December 10English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 25
    Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond, Va., to Cousin Susan
    1860 December 14English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 26
    I., Richmond, Va., to unknown
    1861 May 25English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 27
    John A. Washington, Camp on Valley Mountain, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1861 August 12English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 28
    John A. Washington, Camp on Valley Mountain, to Gustavus A. Myers
    1861 August 14English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 29
    John A. Washington, Hd. 2Rs., Camp on Valley Mountain, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1861 September 8English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 30
    Max Siesfeld, Wilmington, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1862 July 30English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 31
    M. Robinson, Philadelphia, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1862 August 6English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 32
    L.W. Lloyd, Lynchburg, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1862 August 26English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 33
    H.P. Walker (?), Charleston, Gustavus A. Myers
    1863 August 15English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 34
    William M. Browne, Executive Department, Confederate States of America, Richmond, Va., to Gustavus A. Myers
    1863 September 24English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 35
    J.M. Robinson, Dublin, Va., to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    1863 October 25English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 36
    J. Floyd King, H.2. Artillery Corps, Abingdon, Va., to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond, Va.
    1863 October 26English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 37
    William M. Browne, C.S.A., Executive Department, Richmond, Va., to unknown
    1864 January 22English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 38
    William M. Browne, Richmond, to unknown
    1864 January 26English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 39
    Jno. C. McCabe, Georgetown, D.C., to Gustavus A. Myers
    1865 October 18English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 40
    D. P. McEuen, London, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond, Va.
    1865 November 11English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 41
    L.Q. Washington, Washington, D.C., to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond, Va.
    1869 January 25English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 42
    L.Q. Washington, Washington, D.C., to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond, Va.
    1869 June 1English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 43
    L.Q. Washington, Washington, D.C., to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond, Va.
    1869 June 27English.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 44
    James D. Coleman, Concord Academy, to Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
    undatedEnglish.
    Scope and Contents

    Letter is simply dated as December 28. Year unknown.

  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 45
    J.&J.W.&Company, Baltimore, to Gustavus A. Myers
    undatedEnglish.
    Scope and Contents

    Letter is dated only as October 20. Unknown year.

  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 46
    James Lyons to Gustavus A. Myers
    undatedEnglish.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 47
    Miscellaneous Covers
    undatedEnglish.
  • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 22 folder: 48
    Gift of anonymous donor, assorted letters
    undatedEnglish.