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Beverley, Robert, d. 1800. Robert Beverley letterbook, 1761-1793.

Title: Robert Beverley letterbook, 1761-1793.

Letterbook (100 items) primarily containing mercantile letters to various persons.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.1 oversize container.1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71068693 View

Beverley, Robert, 1769-1843. Beverley papers, 1796-1834.

Title: Beverley papers, 1796-1834.

Chiefly letters written to Robert Beverley (1769-1843) of "Blandfield," Essex County, Va. and Georgetown, D.C. from his sister Lucy (Beverley) Randolph, her husband Brett Randolph and their son Richard Randolph, Jr. (1795-1885). The letters concern slaves given to Lucy Beverley Randolph and her children by her father Robert Beverley (d. 1800), and held in trust by her brother Robert Beverley, some of which were sold to pay debts incurred by her husband. Also includes letters concerning the lawsuit Beverley v. Pickett, Scott et al. in chancery; the will of John Randolph of Roanoke; and letters, 1830, from John H. Peyton and William Augustine Washington concerning litigation over claims to George Washington's Kanawha lands; and William Byrd's lottery.

ArchivalResource: 76 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22648173 View

Beverley, Robert, 1740-1800. Letters, 1763-1774.

Title: Letters, 1763-1774.

Letters of Robert Beverly (1740-1800) of "Blandfield" in Essex County, Va., to his father-in-law, Landon Carter of "Sabine Hall," Richmond County, Va. Subjects include family news, especially concerning Beverley's wife, Maria, daughter, Molly, and son, Billy. Also, wheat and tobacco crops and damages suffered by frost; tobacco market, Indian depredations on the western frontier, Beverley's views on the raising and education of children, the Stamp Act, and the repercussions of the Boston Tea Party. Beverley professes to be disinterested in practicing politics, yet expresses his views to his father-in-law, who disagrees with him on every point.

ArchivalResource: 20 items ; 37 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12618405 View