Blow Family Papers; Correspondence; Financial Papers, 1770/1950

Containers:
Box 33
Scope and content:
Box 33b: Blow Family Papers; Correspondence and Papers, 1772-1901.Folder 1: Correspondence and papers of Richard Blow, 1785-1806. 1. Office rent of Robert H. Waller to Mary Singleton, 1786. 2. Notice of partnership of Blow and Scammell at Tower Hill, 1809. 3. Chart showing the Belsches family. 4. Fort, Joshua - Tower Hill - Nov 24, 1788 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth - letter discusses tobacco farming 5. Blow and Scammell - Tower Hill - Sept 28, 1803 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth - letter discusses brick making 6. Blow and Scammell - Tower Hill - Dec 8, 1802 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 7. Blow and Scammell - Tower Hill - Aug 2, 1806 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 8. Blow and Scammell - Tower Hill - Sept 23, 1802 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 9. Blow, Richard - Norfolk - Aug 12, 1800 - Blow, and Scammell 10. Drew, Dolphin - Portsmouth - March 5, 1805 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 11. Lamb and Younger - London - July 2, 1801 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 12. Crew, Robert - London - Sept 20, 1784 - Blow and Barksdale 13. Crew, Robert - London - Dec 20, 1784 - Blow and Barksdale 14. Blow and Barksdale - Petersburg - June 17, 1785 - Blow, Mr. 15. Philip Momart and Co. - Guernsey - Dec 21, 1788 - Barksdale, William - Petersburg 16. Crew, Robert - London - March 16, 1785 - Blow and Barksdale 17. Tyson, Daniel - Philadelphia - April 16, 1785 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 18. Lamb and Younger - London - May 23, 1799 - Blow, Richard - Norfolk 19. Lord, Daniel - New York - Aug 1, 1804 - Hall, Dr. Lee - Portsmouth 20. Mitchell and Sons - Nantucket - 1812 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 21. Jones, John B. - Petersburg - June 28, 1895 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 22. Smythe and Co. - Madeira - June 23, 1785 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 23. Crew, R. - London - Feb 2, 1785 - Blow and Barksdale 24. Crew, R. - London - Jan 15, 1785 - Blow and Barksdale 25. Brothers de Banquo - Dunkirk - April 2, 1791 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 26. Brothers de Banquo - Dunkirk - June 7, 1791 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 27. Strange, James - Petersburg - Oct 30, 1805 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 28. Hines, Robert - Petersburg - July 15, 1802 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 29. Lightfoot, William - Pleasant Oaks - Sept 28, 1807 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 30. Hines, R. - Petersburg - Sept 28, 1803 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 31. Butler, Dannie - City Point - Nov 6, 1788 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 32. Crew, Robert - London - Feb 28, 1785 - Blow and Barksdale - PortsmouthFolder 2: Blow family correspondence, 1852 and 1860-1862. 1. Blow, Livinia - March 10, 1862 - Blow, George 2. Mercer, John C. - Oct 22, 1861 - Blow, George 3. Mercer, John C. - April 22, 1852 - Blow, George 4. Blow, George Jr. - June 6, 1861 - Blow, George 5. Blow, N. - March 20, 1862 - Blow, George 6. Blow, N. - March 24, 1862 - Blow, George 7. Blow, Livinia - Tower Hill - Dec 16, 1861 - Blow, George 8. Blow, Livinia - Feb 22, 1862 - Blow, George 9. Blow, Livinia - Feb 16, 1862 - Blow, George 10. Blow, Livinia - Littletown - Jan 14, 1862 - Blow, George 11. Blow, George Jr. - Feb 17, 1862 - Blow, George - Wharf Grove 12. Blow, Norborne - Oct 10, 1860 - Blow, GeorgeFolder 3: Correspondence and legal papers of Richard Blow, 1783 and 1807-1808. 1. Cock, Andrew - New York - Nov 14, 1808 - Blow, Richard 2. Radcliff, P.W. - New York - Nov 15, 1818 - Cock, Andrew 3. Tazewell, L.W. - Norfolk - Dec 9, 1808 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 4. Papers concerning Cocke vs. Fanning. 5. Papers concerning Cocke vs. Fanning. 6. Execution of commissions. 7. Jenkins, Hicks - New York - March 14, 1807 - Blow, Richard - Norfolk 8. Inventory of goods; Oxley and Hancock - London - Oct 4, 1783 - Blow, RichardFolder 4: Correspondence and papers of Richard Blow, 1772-1817. 1. Strange, Isabella - London - Sept 1802 - Hunter, Mary Ann 2. Lamb and Younger - London - Oct 30, 1800 - Blow, Richard - Norfolk 3. Stone and Co. - Norfolk - undated - R. Irving and Co. 4. Brother De Banque - Dunkirk - March 4, 1791 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 5. Brown, James - Richmond - 1780s - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 6. Tornoe, Andres - Norfolk - Nov 14, 1799 - Wolffs and Dorville - London 7. Donald and Burton - London - May 5, 1791 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 8. Cooper, John - York - Sept 24, 1785 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 9. Elentheria, Joseph - Barbodoes - Oct 30, 1790 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 10. Brown, James - Richmond - July 15, 1789 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 11. Blow, George (proxy for) - April 15, 1815 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 12. Stone and Co. exchange note, 1801. 13. Hartsshorne, William - Norfolk - March 20, 1806 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 14. Russell, Seth - New Bedford - Dec 30, 1817 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 15. Brothers De Banque - Dunkirk - Jan 7, 1805 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 16. Duff, James - Cadiz - Sept 12, 1793 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 17. Brothers De Banque - Dunkirk - Dec 17, 1791 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 18. Lamb and Younger - London - Oct 30, 1800 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 19. Brothers De Banque - Oct 18, 1791 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 20. Donald and Burton - London - May 7, 1791 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 21. Leckie, Alexander - Bahama Islands - Oct 2, 1801 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 22. Donald and Burton - London - July 31, 1791 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 23. Beldermaker, Roquarth - Rotterdam - Oct 30, 1800 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 24. Miscellaneous visiting cards 25. Campaign ribbin: Harrison Benjamin 26. Penciled excepts from the Virginia Gazette and the Journal of State Senate, 1772-1781. 27. Mitford, Mary - England - Nov 2, 1803 - Hunter, Mrs. - PortsmouthFolder 5: Lee Hall family correspondence, Virginia and Connecticut, 1792-1806. [36 pieces]Folder 6: Incoming correspondence of Richard and George Blow, 1784-1817. 1. Briggs, Samuel - Petersburg - Feb 27, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 2. Briggs, Samuel - Petersburg - Feb 1, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 3. Briggs, Samuel - Petersburg - Feb 20, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 4. Briggs, Samuel - Petersburg - Jan 10, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 5. Briggs, Samuel - Petersburg - Feb 25, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 6. Brown, James - Richmond - Feb 12, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 7. Brown, James - Richmond - Feb 9, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 8. Brown, James - Richmond - Feb 16, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 9. Brown, James - Richmond - Feb 19, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 10. Withers, William - Feb 2, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 11. Anthony, J. - Halifax, NC - Aug 25, 1806 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 12. Charlton, Francis - Yorktown - Feb 23, 1792 - Blow, George 13. Whitaker, E. - Dec 1, 1817. - Blow, George 14. Jacobs, T. - May 5, 1815 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth [receipt] 15. VveCouncler, Marchille - June 21, 1784 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 16. Buchannon and Pollok - Petersburg - Feb 8, 1804 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 17. Trady and Co. - Cape - Dec 15, 1784 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 18. Harrison, William - Cadiz - Aug 25, 1784 19. Nicholson, Robert - Williamsburg - Feb 6, 1792 - Blow, Richard - Portsmouth 20. Unidentified letter, difficult to read.Folder 7: Theater bills (1877-1882) and Radford newspapers (1901).

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