Papers, 1654-1901.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1654-1901.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31632488

Include correspondence of Robert Beverley while studying at Cambridge University, England, and at "Blandfield" plantation in Essex County, Va., with his mentor James Bradshaw of Bath in Somerset, Eng., William Henry Tayloe of "Mt. Airy" plantation in Richmond County, Va., Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, Philip Lightfoot of Caroline County, Va., William Bradshaw Beverley in Alabama (concerning the growing of cotton, shipping in the West Indies, school and family news, and financial matters); and with his sons in shipping and the U.S. Navy; daughters at the Misses Lymans School and Mrs. Sigoigne's School in Philadelphia; and grandsons studying law and medicine in Philadelphia. Also include business accounts kept by Robert Beverley while at "Blandfield" plantation, Essex County, Va.; financial documents relating to the Bank of Alexandria, Va., the Bank of Columbia, and Union Bank of Georgetown; documents related to lawsuits before the court of Essex County, Va.; accounts pertaining to the purchase of merchandise, the education of children, plantation economy, and diverse business matters; and land records for the counties of Essex, King and Queen, New Kent, and old Rappahannock in Virginia.

4, 788 items.

Virginia Historical Society Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7321495

Virginia Historical Society Library

Related Entities

There are 12 Entities related to this resource.

Beverley, William Bradshaw, 1791-1866.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rj8dm7 (person)

Lightfoot, Roberta Beverley, d. 1833.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64v0d0n (person)

Clarke, George, 1788?-1822.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xs9ptk (person)

Beverley, Robert, 1769-1843

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67947h7 (person)

Virginia resident (Essex County). From the description of Letter, 1815. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34122322 Tobacco planter of Essex County, Va. From the description of Letters from England [manuscript], 1784-1825. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647877221 From the description of Letters from England, 1784-1825. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34567129 From the description of Letters from England, ...

Clarke, Maria Beverley, b. 1793?

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qk1bn7 (person)

Tayloe, Benjamin Ogle, 1796-1868

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cc15bz (person)

Benjamin Ogle Tayloe was the son of John Tayloe, builder of the Octagon House in Washington, D.C. From the description of Bill of sale : document signed : Washington, D.C., 1832, Nov. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 37550006 ...

Beverley, James Bradshaw, 1797-1853.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tf3scb (person)

Bradshaw, James

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6740knx (person)

Epithet: Reverend Paris? son of Bradshaw British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001072.0x00022b Epithet: Perpetual Curate of St. George's, Darlaston British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000310 Epithet: of Egerton MS 2000 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_1000000...

Beverley family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xm7pgm (family)

Represented in the collection are Robert Beverley (1769-1843), planter of Essex County, Va.; his son William Bradshaw Beverley (1791- 1866), cotton planter and merchant of Essex County, Va., and Greene County, Ala.; Robert's daughter Maria (Beverley) Clarke and her husband George Clarke (1788?-1822), physician, of Georgetown, D.C.; Maria and George's son, George Rush Clarke (1812-1857), also a physician; and other members of the Beverley family. From the description of Papers, 1654-1...

Tayloe, William Henry, 1799-1871.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rj8cq5 (person)

Clarke, George Rush, 1812-1857.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vm86xd (person)

University of Cambridge.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r24w7r (corporateBody)

Harvard University celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1886. Many institutions of higher education, governments, and individuals sent greetings and congratulations to commemorate the occasion. This seal accompanied greetings from the University of Cambridge, England, to the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. From the description of Sigillum coe cancellarii mror et scholariu Universitat Cantebrigie, 1886. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228509847 The University...