Brock Collection: Correspondence of Virginia State Board of Immigration, 1875-1879.

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Brock Collection: Correspondence of Virginia State Board of Immigration, 1875-1879.

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Letters received by the Board, chiefly addressed to Governor James Lawson Kemper and Samuel H. Boykin, Secretary of the Board. The correspondence documents the state government's attempt to attract immigrants from other states and from abroad, particularly from England, Scotland, and Germany. The correspondence falls roughly into two categories: applications for agents' positions, and requests for literature published by Board, particularly for Jedediah Hotckkiss' "Virginia; a geographical and political summary" (Richmond, Va., 1876) and Matthew Fontaine Maury's "Physical survey of Virginia" (Richmond, Va. 1878.) There are a few items relating to a competition between the Board and various state and commercial agencies promoting emigration to the West and letters from emigration agencies in Great Britain and charitable immigration societies in the state. Correspondents include Jedediah Hotchkiss. Also included are orders and minutes of meetings of the Board (1877-1878).

175 pieces.2 boxes.

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Kemper, James Lawson, 1823-1895

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C.S.A. general; Virginia governor, 1874-1878. From the description of Letter to Dr. A. G. Grinnan, 1856 June 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52960481 James Lawson Kemper (1823-1895) was a Virginia legislator, Confederate soldier and governor of Virginia (1874-1878). From the description of Papers, 1800-1894 (bulk 1841-1888). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86172341 Kemper was an alumnus of Washington College (Class of 1842) and a Madison ...

Boykin, Samuel H.

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Brock, R. A. 1839-1914,

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Virginia. Board of Immigration

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Virginia State Board of Immigration was established by the Immigration Bill adopted by the General Assembly in 1873. The Governor presided over the Board that included, according to the act of Mar. 2, 1875 Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and the Auditor of Public Accounts, with the Register of the Land Office designated Secretary to the Board. In 1879, the Board was replaced with the Bureau of Immigration of Virginia. From the description of Brock Collection: Cor...

Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899

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Confederate Army officer, topographical and mining engineer, and historian. From the description of Jedediah Hotchkiss papers, 1835-1908 (bulk 1875-1898). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 317574630 Jedediah Hotchkiss, of Staunton, Va., served with the Confederate States Army Corps of Engineers, with primary duties of map-making during the Army's Virginia campaigns. After the war, he became an author, lecturer, and editor and continued to produce maps, especially for various Ci...