Papers, 1778-1793.

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Papers, 1778-1793.

Letters, 1778, inventories and accounts, 1778-1793, concerning Blow's business interests in Williamsburg, particularly with merchants William Rowsay and Gabriel Maupin and with silversmith James Geddy, Jr.

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Rowsay, John, fl. 1744-1806.

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Blow, Richard, 1746-1833.

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Richard Blow was a native of Southampton County, Va. He was born in 1746, the son of Samuel Blow and Martha (Drew) Blow. He married Frances Wright in 1786. He owned "Tower Hill" plantation in Sussex County, Va. and was a partner in stores operated in Virginia and North Carolina. He furnished ships to trade American goods abroad. He was the first president of the Farmers Bank of Norfolk and was president of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, Blow died in Portsmouth, Va. in 1833. He was survived by h...

Harlequin (Ship)

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Hines, W.D. (William Donald)

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