Collections : [College of William and Mary]

College of William and Mary

Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Primary Collecting Areas:
Williamsburg and surrounding area Virginia; Southern United States; African American life and culture; Hip Hop History; Movies and film studies; Travel, exploration, and adventure; Veterans papers; Distinguished alumni papers; College of William & Mary; Dogs
Description:
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) houses one of the largest and most significant collections of rare and unique materials of any educational institution of comparable size in the United States. Focused on Virginia history but with nationally and internationally important collections, the Manuscripts Collection includes letters, diaries, journals, scrapbooks, business records, organizational minutes, and other items that provide evidence of events great and small and the daily lives of Americans of all backgrounds. The Rare Books Collection, with volumes dating from the 15th century to the present, is strong in dogs, Virginia-related items, early Virginia family libraries, gardening and natural history, religion, book arts, printing history, travel, science, and medicine. The University Archives documents the history of William & Mary from 1693 to the present, including a wide range of materials from administrative records, student organization records, and alumni papers to photographs, audio-visual materials, and artifacts.
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Start Over Repository College of William and Mary Date range 1788

Correspondence and papers of Richard Blow, 1772/1817 Box 33-b, Folder 4

1. Strange, Isabella – London – Sept 1802 – Hunter, Mary Ann 2. Lamb Younger – London – Oct 30, 1800 – Blow, Richard – Norfolk 3. Stone Co. – Norfolk – undated – R. Irving 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 Dorville – London 7. Donald 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 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 Younger – London – Oct 30, 1800 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 19. Brothers De Banque – Oct 18, 1791 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 20. Donald Burton – London – May 7, 1791 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 21. Leckie, Alexander – Bahama Islands – Oct 2, 1801 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 22. Donald 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. – Portsmouth

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Blow Family Papers, 1613/1960, bulk 1770/1875
  3. Series 1: (Group 6)
  4. Blow Family Papers; Correspondence; Financial Papers, 1770/1950
  5. Blow Family Papers; Correspondence and Papers, 1772/1901

Correspondence and papers of Richard Blow, 1785/1806 Box 33-b, Folder 1

1. Office rent of Robert H. Waller to Mary Singleton, 1786. 2. Notice of partnership of Blow 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 Scammell – Tower Hill – Sept 28, 1803 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth – letter discusses brick making 6. Blow Scammell – Tower Hill – Dec 8, 1802 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 7. Blow Scammell – Tower Hill – Aug 2, 1806 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 8. Blow Scammell – Tower Hill – Sept 23, 1802 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 9. Blow, Richard – Norfolk – Aug 12, 1800 – Blow, Scammell 10. Drew, Dolphin – Portsmouth – March 5, 1805 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 11. Lamb Younger – London – July 2, 1801 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 12. Crew, Robert – London – Sept 20, 1784 – Blow Barksdale 13. Crew, Robert – London – Dec 20, 1784 – Blow Barksdale 14. Blow Barksdale – Petersburg – June 17, 1785 – Blow, Mr. 15. Philip Momart Co. – Guernsey – Dec 21, 1788 – Barksdale, William – Petersburg 16. Crew, Robert – London – March 16, 1785 – Blow Barksdale 17. Tyson, Daniel – Philadelphia – April 16, 1785 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 18. Lamb Younger – London – May 23, 1799 – Blow, Richard – Norfolk 19. Lord, Daniel – New York – Aug 1, 1804 – Hall, Dr. Lee – Portsmouth 20. Mitchell Sons – Nantucket – 1812 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 21. Jones, John B. – Petersburg – June 28, 1895 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 22. Smythe Co. – Madeira – June 23, 1785 – Blow, Richard – Portsmouth 23. Crew, R. – London – Feb 2, 1785 – Blow Barksdale 24. Crew, R. – London – Jan 15, 1785 – Blow 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 Barksdale – Portsmouth

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Blow Family Papers, 1613/1960, bulk 1770/1875
  3. Series 1: (Group 6)
  4. Blow Family Papers; Correspondence; Financial Papers, 1770/1950
  5. Blow Family Papers; Correspondence and Papers, 1772/1901

Correspondence of Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter, and their families, 1778/1838

Correspondence primarily of the two surviving children of John and Francis Bland Tucker Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan and St. George Tucker Coalter, and their respective spouses, John Randolph Bryan and Judith H. Tomlin Coalter. Includes genealogical material on the Tomlin family, and correspondence of Judith H. Tomlin before her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter. Her letters form an important part of the collection from this time until her death in 1859. The last letters from their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. St. George Tucker, are preserved, as well as letters to their uncles Henry and Beverley Tucker and John Randolph of Roanoke. Of special note is a letter of October 1831 in which St. George Tucker Coalter writes fully of Randolph during a visit to Roanoke. After his death in 1833, Randolph's will caused great difficulty and misunderstanding in the family, and appears to cast a slur on his step-father St. George Tucker. The letters of St. George Tucker Coalter to his wife and sister, especially those written from the springs which he visits each year, form the largest single group. In these letters an interesting picture of nineteenth century social life is to be found.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (I), 1790/1929
  3. GROUP A:  Coalter and Tucker Papers, 1780/1858
  4. Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter, and their families, 1778/1852

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