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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Hugh Blair Grigsby Collection, 1826, 1828, 1831, 1843, 1872, 1874, 1935, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-537
Primary Creator: Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881
Other Creators: Frothingham, Richard, 1812-1880, Hall, Edward
Extent: 6.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 00/00/0000
Subjects: Charlestown (Boston, Mass.), Charlotte County (Va.), Conduct of life, Fourth of July orations, Frothingham, Richard, 1812-1880, Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881, Marriage--Virginia--History--19th century, Norfolk (Va.), United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Forms of Material: Booklets, Correspondence, Poems
Languages: English
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.
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:
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
Browse by Box:
[Box 3: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts],
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- Box 3: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts
- Folder 1: Correspondence, Edward Hall to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1826, 1828
- Item 1: Poem, "Dear Peter", 1826 November 23
- 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 12
- 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., 1831
- Published by C. Hall. Shields & Ashburn, Printers, Beacon Office.
- Folder 3: Correspondence, Hugh Blair Grigsby to John B. Whitehead, 1843 October
- Folder 4: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1872, 1874
- Item 1: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1872 December 13
- Written in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Item 2: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1872 December 14
- Written in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Item 3: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1872 December 30
- Written in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Item 4: Correspondence, Richard Frothingham to Hugh Blair Grigsby, 1874 May 4
- Written in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Folder 5: Correspondence, Hugh Blair Grigsby Galt to W. H. T. Squires, 1935 November 22
- Folder 6: Poem, "For the Herald Museum, a congratulatory Epistle to Peter Pepper", undated
- Poem sent to Thomas G. Broughton of Norfolk, Virginia.
