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Hugh Blair Grigsby Collection, 1826, 1828, 1831, 1843, 1872, 1874, 1935, undated

By Sarah Osorio

Collection Overview

Title: Hugh Blair Grigsby Collection, 1826, 1828, 1831, 1843, 1872, 1874, 1935, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-537

Creator: Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881

Extent: 6.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Correspondence, poetry, and a publication relating to Hugh Blair Grigsby.

Biographical Note

Hugh Blair Grigsby was born on November 28, 1806 in Norfolk, Virginia. He married Mary Venable Carrington on November 19, 1840. Grigsby was a prominent writer and historian, with a strong focus in Virginia history. He was a delegate of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830, president of the Virginia Historical Society, and chancellor of the College of William and Mary. Grigsby died in Charlotte County, Virginia on April 26, 1881 and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Folder 3: Hugh C. Whitehead by donation

Preferred Citation: Hugh Blair Grigsby Collection, MSS 0000-537, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 15, 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 3: Filing Cabinet ManuscriptsAdd to your cart.
Folder 1: Correspondence, Edward Hall to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1826, 1828Add to your cart.
Item 1: Poem, "Dear Peter", 1826 November 23Add to your cart.
Signed "Philo- ariel" and sent to Peter Pepper of Norfolk, Virginia. Handwritten annotation from Hugh Blair Grigsby on July 19, 1862 identifies the poet as Edward Hall.
Item 2: Correspondence, Edward Hall to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1828 May 12Add to your cart.
Written in London Bridge and sent to Norfolk, Virginia.
Folder 2: Booklet, Oration, Pronounced At the Request of the Committee of Arrangements, appointed by the Norfolk Volunteers, in the New Episcopal Church, In the Borough of Norfolk, On the 4th of July, 1831, by Hugh Blair Grigsby, Esq., 1831Add to your cart.
Published by C. Hall. Shields & Ashburn, Printers, Beacon Office.
Folder 3: Correspondence, Hugh Blair Grigsby to John B. Whitehead, 1843 OctoberAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1872, 1874Add to your cart.
Item 1: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1872 December 13Add to your cart.
Written in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
Item 2: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1872 December 14Add to your cart.
Written in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
Item 3: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1872 December 30Add to your cart.
Written in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
Item 4: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1874 May 4Add to your cart.
Written in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
Folder 5: Correspondence, Hugh Blair Grigsby Galt to W. H. T. Squires, 1935 November 22Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Poem, "For the Herald Museum, a congratulatory Epistle to Peter Pepper", undatedAdd to your cart.
Poem sent to Thomas G. Broughton of Norfolk, Virginia.