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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 Blackwell Papers, 1797-1880.
Extent
75 items.
Creator
Blackwell Family, Robert Blackwell, Upton Hardy.
Language
English
Abstract
Correspondence of Robert Blackwell and business records of the Blackwell 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 Blackwell 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 Blackwell "Brickland," Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia from relatives in Tennessee and Texas; and business records of the Blackwell family mill, tanyard, store and farm. Includes papers relating to the lawsuit of Blackwell and Featherston v. Hawthorne; and a letter, 30 November 1847, from Upton E. Hardy to his guardian Robert Blackwell 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:

  • Blackwell family.

    • Persons:

  • Blackwell, 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. Blackwell, Montgomery County, Tennessee, to Robert Blackwell, 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 Blackwell, 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] Blackwell, ar Brickland, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 29 January 1846.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    D. Hardy, at Grenada, Yellowbusha [Yalobusha] County, Mississippi, to Robert Blackwell, at Lockleaven [Lochleven], Lunburg [Lunenburg County], Virginia, 12 April 1847.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    John C. Blackwell, at Lexington, to Robert Blackwell, at Lochleven P.O., Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1 June 1847.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Upton E. Hardy, at Washington College, [Lexington, Virginia], to Robert Blackwell, at Lochleven P.O., Lunenburg County, Virginia, 30 November 1847.

    Commenting on Professor Benjamin S. Ewell

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

    Enclosure: Order on Robert Blackwell for $150.

  • Box-folder 1:1
    W. O. Goode [from the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.], to Robert Blackwell, at Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 23 February 1859.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    William B. Roberts, at Pulaski Post Office, Giles County, Tennessee, to Robert Blackwell, 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
    Blackwell & 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
    Blackwell (John) estate, 1841.
    1 item.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Blackwell (Mrs. Mary D.), 1843-1846.
    2 items.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Blackwell (R.), 1843-1846.
    6 items.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Blackwell (Robert), 1835-1854.
    23 items.
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Blackwell (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 Blackwell appears in different hand in the upper margin on one sheet.

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