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By Nichole Delasalas
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One 1830s ledger containing sketches of houses in the borough of Norfolk, Virginia. This sketchbook is likely a mortgage foreclosure portfolio from 1836 to 1850. All properties included in the sketchbook were held by the Bank of Virginia. Entries include color paintings of the foreclosed properties, architectural drawings, and the street the property was located on. Many entries also contain information on the previous owner of the property, the property's value, what the property sold for at auction, and who bought the property. The last pages of the portfolio contain financial information.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
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:
Katherine Myers by donation
Preferred Citation:
Moses Myers Sketchbook, MSS 0000-227, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed July 21, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Item 1: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
Page 2: Street sketch of the location of Virginia Bank on Main Street.
"On the E side the Bank of Virginia purchased a lot of 30 feet, which was entitled to the use of a 12 feet corner in common with W. J. Newton property. W. Newton paid half of the purchase money and added 6 feet to his front. The bank added 6 feet to theirs and they mutally agreed to have a street of 30 feet, which hereafter might answer as a continuation of Brewer Street."
- Item 2: Colored sketch, undated
- Page 3: Virginia Bank. Cost $25,000.
- Item 3: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 4: Street sketch Main Street and Plume Street next to Johnston Lane.
- Item 4: Colored sketch, undated
- Page 5: Building sketch of Drugs, Medicines & Chemicals by F. S. Campos. Property formerly owned by Mulhollam. Cost $11,000. Sold to Mr. W. Lane.
- Item 5: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 6: Street view sketch of Campbell's Wharf and Roanoke Street. Property was formerly Edward Frith's.
- Item 6: Colored sketch, undated
- Page 7: Colored sketch of the Barn. Cost $1,529.
- Item 7: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 8: Street view of Stammer's Lane and Church Street. Property located near the property of Charles S. Boush.
- Item 8: Colored sketch, undated
- Page 9: Colored sketch of Bakery. Property formerly owned by Veals. Cost $930. Sold to W. Freeman.
- Item 9: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 10: Street view of Main Street and Calvert Street.
- Item 10: Colored sketch, undated
- Page 11: Colored sketch of workshop. Property formerly owned by Veals. Cost $1,425. Sold to George White.
- Item 11: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 12: Street view sketch of Church Street and Metcalf Lane. Features included tenant housing and gardens, Doctor Selden property and William Loyale property.
- Item 12: Colored sketch, 1833
- Page 13: Tenant house. Formerly the property of Elliot. Cost $2,000. Sold to William Loyale for $2,000.
- Item 13: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 14: Street view of Fenchurch Street. Property formerly owned by Seaman. Sold by W. Tazewell Trustee.
- Item 14: Colored sketch, undated
- Page 15: Colored sketch of house and trees. Cost $5,000 and now worth at least $10,000. Sold to Choate and Kerr for $10,000.
- Item 15: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 16: Street view of Water Street with a wharf on Elizabeth River. Property in Gosport formerly Granberry's.
- Item 16: Colored sketch, undated
Page 17: Two tenants on Rothery's Lane formerly Reillys.
Cost: $3,000 for the two and sold to Robert Selden for $3,500 and Butler Maury for $2,750.
- Item 17: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 18: Street view of Catharine Street and Brewer Street. Lot formerly Wm B. Lamb was located between W. Davidson lot and Pooles lot.
- Item 18: Colored sketch, undated
- Page 19: House located on Catharine Street. Cost $3,750. Sold to W. Lamb for $4,500. House located on Brewer Street cost $1,000. Sold to W. Lamb for $1,300.
- Item 19: Colored sketch, undated
- Page 21: Elliot property. House on Catharine Street. Cost $ 4,500.
- Item 20: Colored sketch, undated
Page 23: Home and 10 acres known as The Sycamores, near Norfolk, Virginia. Cost $1,200. Sold to Jonathan Bonney for $800 cash.
House was reported in two newspapers as having been consumed by fire on October 10, 1834. At the time, the property was still owned by Jonathan Bonney, but was occupied by Mr. Dove and the house served as a tavern.
- Item 21: Colored sketch
- Page 25: Home and 70 acres about 3 miles from Norfolk located on the Elizabeth (Eastern Branch) River. Cost $1,300. Sold to W. Lamb.
- Item 22: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 27: A plan of the property formerly Carmmacks now belonging to the Farmer and Virginia Bank. Properties located off Main Street and Wide Water Street.
- Item 23: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 29: Street view of the McGuillan property located on Little Water Street and Rothery Lane.
- Item 24: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 30: Docks between Commerce Street and Rothery's Lane. Buildings now filled up by order of the Board of Health. Lots owned by John McPhails, Butler Maury, and Dr. Selden.
- Item 25: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 31: Plan of Jordan's lots. Block located on Queen Street, James Street, and Bute Street.
- Item 26: List of Rents, undated
- Page 33: List of Rents due for 1834-1836.
- Item 27: Preliminary sketch: Street view, 1837 January 18
- Page 35: Lot located on Duke Street near Back Creek. Taken according to the original deed by Jonathan Ridley.
- Item 28: Preliminary sketch: Street view, 1840 May 12
- Page 37: Plans for the grounds formerly owned by Moses Myers. Property located between Boush Street and Duke Street.
- Item 29: Preliminary sketch: Street view, undated
- Page 39: Plan of properties taken by the Bank of Virginia for John E. Holt debt. Lots located on Main Street, Little Water Street, Wide Water Street, Woodside Lane, Holt Lane.
- Item 30: Preliminary sketch: Street view, 1844 April 27
- Page 41: Property surveyed for the Virginia Bank, a lot of land lying between Union Street and Wide Water Street. Surveyed by John E. Simpson.
- Item 31: Description of Real Estates, undated
- Page 44-45: Description of the Real Estate held by the office from the beginning to the present time. Showing the original costs, amount received from sales, and the gain, and lots and also the property at hand.
- Item 32: Statement, undated
- Page 46-48: Statement of Real Estate.
- Item 33: Notes, undated
- List of rents and taxes 1851-1856.
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