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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","William and Samuel Craig, at New York to William Haxall, at Petersburg, VA","D. Dunn, Shelby County, TN to I. Dunn at Lewisville Post Office, Brunswick County, VA","J.F. May, at Battersea [Dinwiddie County, VA] to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicksford [Greensville County, VA]","Peebles, Hall  Co., at Petersburg. VA to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt at Hicksford, Greensville [County, Va.]","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merrit, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Louisville, KY.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS","R.W.T. Daniel, at Brownsville, MS to William H.E. Merritt. at Vicksburg, MS","L.P. Cheatham, at Lake Washington to W.H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford (Hicksford), [Greensville County] VA","Will McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA.","Henry Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS to his uncle William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA","Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford [Greensville County, VA] to William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, VA","Will McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA","J.F.W. Merritt to william H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS.","J[ohn] F. W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS","D. Thomas Poynor, at Littletown [Littleton], Sussex [County, VA] to William H. E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], VA","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.","J.W. Saunders, at Charlottesville, Va., to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, Greensville County, Va.","J[ames] C. Anderson, at Davidson, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","T.P. August, at Richmond, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County]. Va.","S. Whitaker, at Cottage, [Halifax, N.C.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.[B.] Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Will McCracken, at Lexinton, Ky., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","L.P. Cheatham, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va. Note: Re the purchase of horses in Kentucky.","M.I. Love, at Spring Bank, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks ford, Greensville [County, Va.] Postmarked White Plains, [Brunswick County, Va.].","William H.E. Merritt to D. Brown, at Lawrenceville, [Va.]. Note: This letter includes a tuition account due Brunswick Academy by William H.[E.] Merritt.","Susan M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Cincinnatti, Ohio. Incomplete.","Thomas C. Jones, at Open Woods, [Vicksburg, Miss.], to William H.E. Merritt, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","John H. Davis. at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to E. Merritt.","John H. Davis to William H.E. Merrit, Warren Conty, Miss.","Dupuy  McKinney, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt.","F.B. Deane, Jr., at Lynchburg, [Va.], to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, [Va.].","Bridges, McKinney  Co., at Richmond, [Va.] to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","R.W. Vaughn to W.E.T. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va. Postmarked Harrisville, [Brunswick County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, Miss.","Peebles, Scott  White, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John Ravenscroft Jones, Brunswick [County, Va.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Memphis, Tenn., to his father, Captain Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbriar County, Va.","Lucy A. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","J. Cornly Post [?], at Wilmington, Del., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to his wife, Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Thomas Branch, at Petersburg, Va., to Mrs. W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W.L. Watkinds, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [?].","Betts, Pusey, Jones  Seal, at Wilmington, Del., to James Johnson.","A.B. Spooner, at Petersburg, Va., to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.","Thomas Payne, at San Francisco, Calif., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.] to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","E[liza] W. Merritt to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Lawrenceville, Va.","John Lyon, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond.","August C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","N.M. Martin  Co., at Richmond, to W.H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Sophia W. Merritt, at totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","E[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her husband, William H.E. Merritt, at Nashville, Tenn.","Lucy [Ann Merritt], at Warrenton Female Seminary, [Warrenton, Va.], to her mother, E[liza] W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","D.W.AH141 Brodnax, at Russellville, Ky., to Dr. A[elxander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","Thomas Rowland, at Philadelphia, to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, Brunswick County, Va. Postmarked Vicksburg, Miss.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Embry [Merritt].","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","James Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, near Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, Va.].","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","James Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","E[liza] W. Merritt to her husband, [William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.].","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond, Va.]","Rowlett, Hardy  Co., at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","David Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?].","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.","Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va., to R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, Va. copy. On same sheet as Item 2.","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California.","William H.E. Merritt, at Open Woods Plantation, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","John C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S.  A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","Samuel Ford, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?].","D.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W. Norborne Starke, at the University of Virginia, to [Margaret Merritt].","John E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?].","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa City, California, to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to Dr. Mathew Harison. Copy. Note: On the back of the sheet is a copy of a draft drawn by William H.E. Merritt  Bro. of Lawrenceville, Va., in favor of E.R. Wallace of Huntsville, Ala., 17 Oct 1854.","William P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William [?] Merritt, at R[andoph] M[acon] College, [mecklenburg County], to his sister, [Lucy] A. Merritt, at Petersburg, Va.","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, [Va], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Robert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","Robert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to William H.E. Merritt.","William H.E. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond.","William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","John R. Chambliss to [?].","J[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].","J[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].","Wililam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W.W. Wilkins, at Hot Springs, Bath County, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to embry [Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merrit to his brother, [?]. Mutilated.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Yazoo Place, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","John H. Patterson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","R.J. Meigs[?] at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt].","R.R. Collier, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","William A. Smith, president, Randolph Macon College, [Mecklenburg County], Va., to [William H.E. Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].","Fannie C. Rodes, at Petersburg, Va., to Lucy [Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","W.W. Wilkins, at Lawrenceville, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 11.","John A. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his uncle, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H. Embry Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","William A. Smith, president R[andolph] M[acon] College, [Mecklenburg County], to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at richmond, to [Willam H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","Sterling Neblett, at Plantation Island, Bolivar, [Miss.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Tomlin Avent to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","J.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","J. S[ophia] Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to her mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","Maria R.F. Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to Lucy [Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","Sterling Neblett to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","William J. Neblett, Lunenburg [County] to [William H.E.] Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","J.W. Love, at Clarksville, [Clarksville, Mecklenburg County], to [?].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","John [Harding, Jr.], at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merrit].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Stevenson, to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","Thomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","Thomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","L.R. Edwards, Southampton County, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 43.","John Harding, Jr., at Stone River, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merritt].","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].","J.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt]","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, at [Vicksburg, Miss.], to his brother, [?] Merritt.","William J. Neblett, at Bolivar, Miss., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va].","Edward Dromgoole, Brunswick County, Va., to [William H.E. Merritt?].","R.H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, Isle of Wight [County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","John M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County] to Dr. S. Neblett, Jr. Copy.","Sterling Neblett, Jr., at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg [County], Va., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","J.W. Patton, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","L.E. Mason, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?]. Copy.","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, to his brother, [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","John M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].","Robert H. Cabell to [?]. On same sheet as Item 12.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","Cuddy, Brown  Co., to New Orleans, [La.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt  Brother, at Richmond, Va.","John H. Patterson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","H. E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt.]","J.E. Chambliss, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","Allan Love to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va.","D.A. Claiborne, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt?].","Aug. C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","J.G. Parham, Jr., at New Orleans, [La.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Sterling Neblett, at Norborne Hill, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","Allan Love, at Halifax, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond. Mutilated.","J.H.M. Neblett, at Prentiss Post Office, Bolivar County, Miss., to William H.E. Merrit.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [William H.E. Merritt]. Note: This letter is written on a protest notice of the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank of Portsmouth, Va.","J.B. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va,","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W.H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Openwoods, [near Vicksburg, Miss.], to [William H.E. Merritt].","Lewis E. Mason, near Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.] Copy.","Chiles  Chenery, at Richmond, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","Betty [Merritt] at Carters Bridge, Albemarle County, to her brother, Willy [Merritt].","E[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her daughter, Bet[ty] [Merritt].","Lucy [Ann Merritt], at Mossingford, to her sister, Betty [Merritt].","Richard H. Baker, Jr., at Norfolk, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","George A. Rives, at San Antonio, Texas, to Betty [Merritt].","W.L. Watkins, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].","J[?] B. Merritt, at Randolph Macon College, [Ashland, Hanover County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].","H.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","J.M. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","H.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","W.S. Blunt, at New York, to [?].","Marie Lou [?] to her husband, Weslie [?].","W.T. Merritt, at Great Bridge, [Norfolk County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","[Thomas Flournoy], at Williams Port, Maryland, to his wife, [Margaret Flournoy]. Incomplete.","T[homas] Flournoy, at Charlottesville, to [Margaret Flournoy].","J.L[?]. Merritt, at Virginia Military Institute, [Lexington], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt.}","Williaim W. Weld, at Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Copy. Note: Thre formulas appear on back of sheet.","P. Drayton, Navy Department, [Washington, D.C.], to Acting Ensign William W. Weld, at New York. Copy.","John G. Griffin, at Lwrenceville, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond.","D.T[?]. Hicks, at Lawrenceville, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","J. Ravenscroft Jones, at Brunswick Springs, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: A letter from O. Brown, assistant commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands at Richmond, Va. to the Overseers of the Poor of Brunswick County, Va. 20 Nov 1865.","John M. Donn[?], United States assessor [of internal revenue], 4th District Virginia, at Norfolk, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","William Townes, at Occonechee, to [?].","W.G. Harding, at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bettie [Merritt].","Pattie [?], at Belleview, to [Margaret Flournoy].","Sophy H. Johnson, at Madison Station, to her aunt, Bettie [?].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to his brother, [?].","Joseph Bell and Joseph Watson to William Haxall, at Philadelphia.","M.W. C[?], en route from Richmond, Virginia to Dutch Settlement, Louisiana, to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Note: The letter is continued from Dutch Settlement, La.","John R. Chambliss to [?].","[Thomas Flournoy to his wife, Margaret Flournoy.] Incomplete.","S.M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to Dr. D.A. Claibone[Claiborne]. Incomplete.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [?].","Betty Merritt to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","E[liza] W. M[erritt], at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to Mrs. [?] Harding. Mutliated. Note: This letter announces the death of Sophy [Rives] and in another hand appears a list of clothing for several person.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother. [?].","J.M. Oslin to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","G.C. Stark, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T. B. Merritt].","Lydia Stokes to Bennet Merritt.","F. Wyatt[?] to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.","The young gentlemen of Brunswick to Mrs. [?] Rives. An invitation to a party at Lawrenceville.","An invitation to the Misses Merritt, at Lawrenceville, to attend a commencement party [at Randolph Macon College], Boydton, [Mecklenburg County].","Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces.","Accounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces.","Accounts and Correspondence of William H.E. Merritt  Brother, Lawrenceville, Va., with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers, New Orleans, La. 25 pieces, including several printed market reports.","Other accounts. 15 pieces.","Merritt (Alexander T.B. and William H.E.) vs, L.P. Cheattam. Suit in Morgan County, Georgia. 1 piece.","Merritt (William T.) Report from Randolph Macon College, Mecklenburg County. 1 piece.","Tanner (Harriet) Report from Richmond Seminary, Richmond, Va. 1 piece.","6 pieces. Note: These clippings deal mostly with sales of negroes at Vicksburg, and with the yellow fever epidemic at Vicksburg, Baton Rouge and Mobile.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. 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Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam and Samuel Craig, at New York to William Haxall, at Petersburg, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. Dunn, Shelby County, TN to I. Dunn at Lewisville Post Office, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.F. May, at Battersea [Dinwiddie County, VA] to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicksford [Greensville County, VA]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeebles, Hall  Co., at Petersburg. VA to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt at Hicksford, Greensville [County, Va.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merrit, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Louisville, KY.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.W.T. Daniel, at Brownsville, MS to William H.E. Merritt. at Vicksburg, MS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.P. Cheatham, at Lake Washington to W.H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford (Hicksford), [Greensville County] VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS to his uncle William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford [Greensville County, VA] to William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.F.W. Merritt to william H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F. W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. Thomas Poynor, at Littletown [Littleton], Sussex [County, VA] to William H. E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.W. Saunders, at Charlottesville, Va., to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, Greensville County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ames] C. Anderson, at Davidson, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eT.P. August, at Richmond, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County]. Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eS. Whitaker, at Cottage, [Halifax, N.C.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.[B.] Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill McCracken, at Lexinton, Ky., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.P. Cheatham, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va. Note: Re the purchase of horses in Kentucky.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eM.I. Love, at Spring Bank, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks ford, Greensville [County, Va.] Postmarked White Plains, [Brunswick County, Va.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt to D. Brown, at Lawrenceville, [Va.]. Note: This letter includes a tuition account due Brunswick Academy by William H.[E.] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSusan M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Cincinnatti, Ohio. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas C. Jones, at Open Woods, [Vicksburg, Miss.], to William H.E. Merritt, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Davis. at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Davis to William H.E. Merrit, Warren Conty, Miss.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDupuy  McKinney, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eF.B. Deane, Jr., at Lynchburg, [Va.], to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, [Va.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBridges, McKinney  Co., at Richmond, [Va.] to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.W. Vaughn to W.E.T. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va. Postmarked Harrisville, [Brunswick County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, Miss.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeebles, Scott  White, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Ravenscroft Jones, Brunswick [County, Va.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Memphis, Tenn., to his father, Captain Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbriar County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy A. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. Cornly Post [?], at Wilmington, Del., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to his wife, Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Branch, at Petersburg, Va., to Mrs. W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.L. Watkinds, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetts, Pusey, Jones  Seal, at Wilmington, Del., to James Johnson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.B. Spooner, at Petersburg, Va., to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Payne, at San Francisco, Calif., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.] to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. Merritt to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Lyon, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eN.M. Martin  Co., at Richmond, to W.H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSophia W. Merritt, at totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her husband, William H.E. Merritt, at Nashville, Tenn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy [Ann Merritt], at Warrenton Female Seminary, [Warrenton, Va.], to her mother, E[liza] W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.W.AH141 Brodnax, at Russellville, Ky., to Dr. A[elxander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Rowland, at Philadelphia, to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, Brunswick County, Va. Postmarked Vicksburg, Miss.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Embry [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, near Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, Va.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. Merritt to her husband, [William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond, Va.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRowlett, Hardy  Co., at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhilip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va., to R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, Va. copy. On same sheet as Item 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at Open Woods Plantation, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S.  A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Ford, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Norborne Starke, at the University of Virginia, to [Margaret Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Payne, at Mariposa City, California, to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to Dr. Mathew Harison. Copy. Note: On the back of the sheet is a copy of a draft drawn by William H.E. Merritt  Bro. of Lawrenceville, Va., in favor of E.R. Wallace of Huntsville, Ala., 17 Oct 1854.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam [?] Merritt, at R[andoph] M[acon] College, [mecklenburg County], to his sister, [Lucy] A. Merritt, at Petersburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, [Va], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn R. Chambliss to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWililam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.W. Wilkins, at Hot Springs, Bath County, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to embry [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merrit to his brother, [?]. Mutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Yazoo Place, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Patterson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.J. Meigs[?] at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.R. Collier, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam A. Smith, president, Randolph Macon College, [Mecklenburg County], Va., to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFannie C. Rodes, at Petersburg, Va., to Lucy [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.W. Wilkins, at Lawrenceville, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 11.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his uncle, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H. Embry Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam A. Smith, president R[andolph] M[acon] College, [Mecklenburg County], to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at richmond, to [Willam H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSterling Neblett, at Plantation Island, Bolivar, [Miss.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTomlin Avent to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. S[ophia] Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to her mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaria R.F. Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to Lucy [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSterling Neblett to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam J. Neblett, Lunenburg [County] to [William H.E.] Merritt, at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.W. Love, at Clarksville, [Clarksville, Mecklenburg County], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn [Harding, Jr.], at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merrit].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Stevenson, to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.R. Edwards, Southampton County, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 43.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Harding, Jr., at Stone River, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt, at [Vicksburg, Miss.], to his brother, [?] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam J. Neblett, at Bolivar, Miss., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward Dromgoole, Brunswick County, Va., to [William H.E. Merritt?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, Isle of Wight [County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County] to Dr. S. Neblett, Jr. Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSterling Neblett, Jr., at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg [County], Va., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.W. Patton, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.E. Mason, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?]. Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt, to his brother, [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Cabell to [?]. On same sheet as Item 12.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCuddy, Brown  Co., to New Orleans, [La.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt  Brother, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Patterson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH. E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.E. Chambliss, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAllan Love to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.A. Claiborne, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAug. C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.G. Parham, Jr., at New Orleans, [La.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.K. Meade, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSterling Neblett, at Norborne Hill, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAllan Love, at Halifax, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond. Mutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.H.M. Neblett, at Prentiss Post Office, Bolivar County, Miss., to William H.E. Merrit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [William H.E. Merritt]. Note: This letter is written on a protest notice of the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank of Portsmouth, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.B. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W.H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Openwoods, [near Vicksburg, Miss.], to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis E. Mason, near Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.] Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChiles  Chenery, at Richmond, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMcIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMcIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetty [Merritt] at Carters Bridge, Albemarle County, to her brother, Willy [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her daughter, Bet[ty] [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy [Ann Merritt], at Mossingford, to her sister, Betty [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichard H. Baker, Jr., at Norfolk, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge A. Rives, at San Antonio, Texas, to Betty [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.L. Watkins, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[?] B. Merritt, at Randolph Macon College, [Ashland, Hanover County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.M. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMcIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMcIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.S. Blunt, at New York, to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarie Lou [?] to her husband, Weslie [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.T. Merritt, at Great Bridge, [Norfolk County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thomas Flournoy], at Williams Port, Maryland, to his wife, [Margaret Flournoy]. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eT[homas] Flournoy, at Charlottesville, to [Margaret Flournoy].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.L[?]. Merritt, at Virginia Military Institute, [Lexington], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt.}\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliaim W. Weld, at Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Copy. Note: Thre formulas appear on back of sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eP. Drayton, Navy Department, [Washington, D.C.], to Acting Ensign William W. Weld, at New York. Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn G. Griffin, at Lwrenceville, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.T[?]. Hicks, at Lawrenceville, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. Ravenscroft Jones, at Brunswick Springs, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: A letter from O. Brown, assistant commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands at Richmond, Va. to the Overseers of the Poor of Brunswick County, Va. 20 Nov 1865.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn M. Donn[?], United States assessor [of internal revenue], 4th District Virginia, at Norfolk, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Townes, at Occonechee, to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.G. Harding, at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bettie [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePattie [?], at Belleview, to [Margaret Flournoy].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSophy H. Johnson, at Madison Station, to her aunt, Bettie [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to his brother, [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJoseph Bell and Joseph Watson to William Haxall, at Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eM.W. C[?], en route from Richmond, Virginia to Dutch Settlement, Louisiana, to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Note: The letter is continued from Dutch Settlement, La.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn R. Chambliss to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thomas Flournoy to his wife, Margaret Flournoy.] Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eS.M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to Dr. D.A. Claibone[Claiborne]. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetty Merritt to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. M[erritt], at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to Mrs. [?] Harding. Mutliated. Note: This letter announces the death of Sophy [Rives] and in another hand appears a list of clothing for several person.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother. [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.M. Oslin to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eG.C. Stark, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T. B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLydia Stokes to Bennet Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eF. Wyatt[?] to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe young gentlemen of Brunswick to Mrs. [?] Rives. An invitation to a party at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn invitation to the Misses Merritt, at Lawrenceville, to attend a commencement party [at Randolph Macon College], Boydton, [Mecklenburg County].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts and Correspondence of William H.E. Merritt  Brother, Lawrenceville, Va., with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers, New Orleans, La. 25 pieces, including several printed market reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther accounts. 15 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMerritt (Alexander T.B. and William H.E.) vs, L.P. Cheattam. Suit in Morgan County, Georgia. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMerritt (William T.) Report from Randolph Macon College, Mecklenburg County. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTanner (Harriet) Report from Richmond Seminary, Richmond, Va. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 pieces. 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Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","William and Samuel Craig, at New York to William Haxall, at Petersburg, VA","D. Dunn, Shelby County, TN to I. Dunn at Lewisville Post Office, Brunswick County, VA","J.F. May, at Battersea [Dinwiddie County, VA] to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicksford [Greensville County, VA]","Peebles, Hall  Co., at Petersburg. VA to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt at Hicksford, Greensville [County, Va.]","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merrit, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Louisville, KY.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS","R.W.T. Daniel, at Brownsville, MS to William H.E. Merritt. at Vicksburg, MS","L.P. Cheatham, at Lake Washington to W.H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford (Hicksford), [Greensville County] VA","Will McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA.","Henry Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS to his uncle William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA","Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford [Greensville County, VA] to William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, VA","Will McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA","J.F.W. Merritt to william H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS.","J[ohn] F. W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS","D. Thomas Poynor, at Littletown [Littleton], Sussex [County, VA] to William H. E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], VA","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.","J.W. Saunders, at Charlottesville, Va., to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, Greensville County, Va.","J[ames] C. Anderson, at Davidson, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","T.P. August, at Richmond, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County]. Va.","S. Whitaker, at Cottage, [Halifax, N.C.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.[B.] Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Will McCracken, at Lexinton, Ky., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","L.P. Cheatham, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va. Note: Re the purchase of horses in Kentucky.","M.I. Love, at Spring Bank, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks ford, Greensville [County, Va.] Postmarked White Plains, [Brunswick County, Va.].","William H.E. Merritt to D. Brown, at Lawrenceville, [Va.]. Note: This letter includes a tuition account due Brunswick Academy by William H.[E.] Merritt.","Susan M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Cincinnatti, Ohio. Incomplete.","Thomas C. Jones, at Open Woods, [Vicksburg, Miss.], to William H.E. Merritt, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","John H. Davis. at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to E. Merritt.","John H. Davis to William H.E. Merrit, Warren Conty, Miss.","Dupuy  McKinney, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt.","F.B. Deane, Jr., at Lynchburg, [Va.], to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, [Va.].","Bridges, McKinney  Co., at Richmond, [Va.] to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","R.W. Vaughn to W.E.T. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va. Postmarked Harrisville, [Brunswick County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, Miss.","Peebles, Scott  White, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John Ravenscroft Jones, Brunswick [County, Va.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Memphis, Tenn., to his father, Captain Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbriar County, Va.","Lucy A. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","J. Cornly Post [?], at Wilmington, Del., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to his wife, Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Thomas Branch, at Petersburg, Va., to Mrs. W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W.L. Watkinds, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [?].","Betts, Pusey, Jones  Seal, at Wilmington, Del., to James Johnson.","A.B. Spooner, at Petersburg, Va., to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.","Thomas Payne, at San Francisco, Calif., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.] to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","E[liza] W. Merritt to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Lawrenceville, Va.","John Lyon, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond.","August C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","N.M. Martin  Co., at Richmond, to W.H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Sophia W. Merritt, at totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","E[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her husband, William H.E. Merritt, at Nashville, Tenn.","Lucy [Ann Merritt], at Warrenton Female Seminary, [Warrenton, Va.], to her mother, E[liza] W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","D.W.AH141 Brodnax, at Russellville, Ky., to Dr. A[elxander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","Thomas Rowland, at Philadelphia, to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, Brunswick County, Va. Postmarked Vicksburg, Miss.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Embry [Merritt].","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","James Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, near Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, Va.].","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","James Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","E[liza] W. Merritt to her husband, [William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.].","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond, Va.]","Rowlett, Hardy  Co., at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","David Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?].","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.","Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va., to R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, Va. copy. On same sheet as Item 2.","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California.","William H.E. Merritt, at Open Woods Plantation, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","John C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S.  A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","Samuel Ford, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?].","D.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W. Norborne Starke, at the University of Virginia, to [Margaret Merritt].","John E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?].","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa City, California, to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to Dr. Mathew Harison. Copy. Note: On the back of the sheet is a copy of a draft drawn by William H.E. Merritt  Bro. of Lawrenceville, Va., in favor of E.R. Wallace of Huntsville, Ala., 17 Oct 1854.","William P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William [?] Merritt, at R[andoph] M[acon] College, [mecklenburg County], to his sister, [Lucy] A. Merritt, at Petersburg, Va.","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, [Va], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Robert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","Robert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to William H.E. Merritt.","William H.E. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond.","William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","John R. Chambliss to [?].","J[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].","J[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].","Wililam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W.W. Wilkins, at Hot Springs, Bath County, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to embry [Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merrit to his brother, [?]. Mutilated.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Yazoo Place, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","John H. Patterson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","R.J. Meigs[?] at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt].","R.R. Collier, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","William A. Smith, president, Randolph Macon College, [Mecklenburg County], Va., to [William H.E. Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].","Fannie C. Rodes, at Petersburg, Va., to Lucy [Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","W.W. Wilkins, at Lawrenceville, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 11.","John A. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his uncle, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H. Embry Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","William A. Smith, president R[andolph] M[acon] College, [Mecklenburg County], to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at richmond, to [Willam H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","Sterling Neblett, at Plantation Island, Bolivar, [Miss.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Tomlin Avent to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","J.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","J. S[ophia] Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to her mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","Maria R.F. Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to Lucy [Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","Sterling Neblett to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","William J. Neblett, Lunenburg [County] to [William H.E.] Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","J.W. Love, at Clarksville, [Clarksville, Mecklenburg County], to [?].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","John [Harding, Jr.], at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merrit].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Stevenson, to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","Thomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","Thomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","L.R. Edwards, Southampton County, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 43.","John Harding, Jr., at Stone River, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merritt].","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].","J.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt]","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, at [Vicksburg, Miss.], to his brother, [?] Merritt.","William J. Neblett, at Bolivar, Miss., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va].","Edward Dromgoole, Brunswick County, Va., to [William H.E. Merritt?].","R.H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, Isle of Wight [County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","John M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County] to Dr. S. Neblett, Jr. Copy.","Sterling Neblett, Jr., at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg [County], Va., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","J.W. Patton, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","L.E. Mason, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?]. Copy.","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, to his brother, [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","John M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].","Robert H. Cabell to [?]. On same sheet as Item 12.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","Cuddy, Brown  Co., to New Orleans, [La.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt  Brother, at Richmond, Va.","John H. Patterson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","H. E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt.]","J.E. Chambliss, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","Allan Love to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va.","D.A. Claiborne, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt?].","Aug. C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","J.G. Parham, Jr., at New Orleans, [La.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Sterling Neblett, at Norborne Hill, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","Allan Love, at Halifax, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond. Mutilated.","J.H.M. Neblett, at Prentiss Post Office, Bolivar County, Miss., to William H.E. Merrit.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [William H.E. Merritt]. Note: This letter is written on a protest notice of the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank of Portsmouth, Va.","J.B. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va,","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W.H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Openwoods, [near Vicksburg, Miss.], to [William H.E. Merritt].","Lewis E. Mason, near Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.] Copy.","Chiles  Chenery, at Richmond, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","Betty [Merritt] at Carters Bridge, Albemarle County, to her brother, Willy [Merritt].","E[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her daughter, Bet[ty] [Merritt].","Lucy [Ann Merritt], at Mossingford, to her sister, Betty [Merritt].","Richard H. Baker, Jr., at Norfolk, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","George A. Rives, at San Antonio, Texas, to Betty [Merritt].","W.L. Watkins, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].","J[?] B. Merritt, at Randolph Macon College, [Ashland, Hanover County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].","H.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","J.M. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","H.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","W.S. Blunt, at New York, to [?].","Marie Lou [?] to her husband, Weslie [?].","W.T. Merritt, at Great Bridge, [Norfolk County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","[Thomas Flournoy], at Williams Port, Maryland, to his wife, [Margaret Flournoy]. Incomplete.","T[homas] Flournoy, at Charlottesville, to [Margaret Flournoy].","J.L[?]. Merritt, at Virginia Military Institute, [Lexington], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt.}","Williaim W. Weld, at Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Copy. Note: Thre formulas appear on back of sheet.","P. Drayton, Navy Department, [Washington, D.C.], to Acting Ensign William W. Weld, at New York. Copy.","John G. Griffin, at Lwrenceville, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond.","D.T[?]. Hicks, at Lawrenceville, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","J. Ravenscroft Jones, at Brunswick Springs, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: A letter from O. Brown, assistant commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands at Richmond, Va. to the Overseers of the Poor of Brunswick County, Va. 20 Nov 1865.","John M. Donn[?], United States assessor [of internal revenue], 4th District Virginia, at Norfolk, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","William Townes, at Occonechee, to [?].","W.G. Harding, at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bettie [Merritt].","Pattie [?], at Belleview, to [Margaret Flournoy].","Sophy H. Johnson, at Madison Station, to her aunt, Bettie [?].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to his brother, [?].","Joseph Bell and Joseph Watson to William Haxall, at Philadelphia.","M.W. C[?], en route from Richmond, Virginia to Dutch Settlement, Louisiana, to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Note: The letter is continued from Dutch Settlement, La.","John R. Chambliss to [?].","[Thomas Flournoy to his wife, Margaret Flournoy.] Incomplete.","S.M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to Dr. D.A. Claibone[Claiborne]. Incomplete.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [?].","Betty Merritt to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","E[liza] W. M[erritt], at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to Mrs. [?] Harding. Mutliated. Note: This letter announces the death of Sophy [Rives] and in another hand appears a list of clothing for several person.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother. [?].","J.M. Oslin to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","G.C. Stark, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T. B. Merritt].","Lydia Stokes to Bennet Merritt.","F. Wyatt[?] to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.","The young gentlemen of Brunswick to Mrs. [?] Rives. An invitation to a party at Lawrenceville.","An invitation to the Misses Merritt, at Lawrenceville, to attend a commencement party [at Randolph Macon College], Boydton, [Mecklenburg County].","Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces.","Accounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces.","Accounts and Correspondence of William H.E. Merritt  Brother, Lawrenceville, Va., with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers, New Orleans, La. 25 pieces, including several printed market reports.","Other accounts. 15 pieces.","Merritt (Alexander T.B. and William H.E.) vs, L.P. Cheattam. Suit in Morgan County, Georgia. 1 piece.","Merritt (William T.) Report from Randolph Macon College, Mecklenburg County. 1 piece.","Tanner (Harriet) Report from Richmond Seminary, Richmond, Va. 1 piece.","6 pieces. Note: These clippings deal mostly with sales of negroes at Vicksburg, and with the yellow fever epidemic at Vicksburg, Baton Rouge and Mobile."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","William and Samuel Craig, at New York to William Haxall, at Petersburg, VA","D. Dunn, Shelby County, TN to I. Dunn at Lewisville Post Office, Brunswick County, VA","J.F. May, at Battersea [Dinwiddie County, VA] to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicksford [Greensville County, VA]","Peebles, Hall  Co., at Petersburg. VA to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt at Hicksford, Greensville [County, Va.]","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merrit, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Louisville, KY.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS","R.W.T. Daniel, at Brownsville, MS to William H.E. Merritt. at Vicksburg, MS","L.P. Cheatham, at Lake Washington to W.H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford (Hicksford), [Greensville County] VA","Will McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA.","Henry Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS to his uncle William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA","Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford [Greensville County, VA] to William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, VA","Will McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA","J.F.W. Merritt to william H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS.","J[ohn] F. W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS","D. Thomas Poynor, at Littletown [Littleton], Sussex [County, VA] to William H. E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], VA","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.","J.W. Saunders, at Charlottesville, Va., to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, Greensville County, Va.","J[ames] C. Anderson, at Davidson, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","T.P. August, at Richmond, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County]. Va.","S. Whitaker, at Cottage, [Halifax, N.C.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.[B.] Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Will McCracken, at Lexinton, Ky., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","L.P. Cheatham, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va. Note: Re the purchase of horses in Kentucky.","M.I. Love, at Spring Bank, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks ford, Greensville [County, Va.] Postmarked White Plains, [Brunswick County, Va.].","William H.E. Merritt to D. Brown, at Lawrenceville, [Va.]. Note: This letter includes a tuition account due Brunswick Academy by William H.[E.] Merritt.","Susan M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Cincinnatti, Ohio. Incomplete.","Thomas C. Jones, at Open Woods, [Vicksburg, Miss.], to William H.E. Merritt, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","John H. Davis. at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to E. Merritt.","John H. Davis to William H.E. Merrit, Warren Conty, Miss.","Dupuy  McKinney, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt.","F.B. Deane, Jr., at Lynchburg, [Va.], to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, [Va.].","Bridges, McKinney  Co., at Richmond, [Va.] to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","R.W. Vaughn to W.E.T. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va. Postmarked Harrisville, [Brunswick County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, Miss.","Peebles, Scott  White, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John Ravenscroft Jones, Brunswick [County, Va.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Memphis, Tenn., to his father, Captain Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbriar County, Va.","Lucy A. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","J. Cornly Post [?], at Wilmington, Del., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to his wife, Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Thomas Branch, at Petersburg, Va., to Mrs. W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W.L. Watkinds, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [?].","Betts, Pusey, Jones  Seal, at Wilmington, Del., to James Johnson.","A.B. Spooner, at Petersburg, Va., to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.","Thomas Payne, at San Francisco, Calif., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.] to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","E[liza] W. Merritt to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Lawrenceville, Va.","John Lyon, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond.","August C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","N.M. Martin  Co., at Richmond, to W.H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Sophia W. Merritt, at totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","E[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her husband, William H.E. Merritt, at Nashville, Tenn.","Lucy [Ann Merritt], at Warrenton Female Seminary, [Warrenton, Va.], to her mother, E[liza] W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","D.W.AH141 Brodnax, at Russellville, Ky., to Dr. A[elxander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","Thomas Rowland, at Philadelphia, to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, Brunswick County, Va. Postmarked Vicksburg, Miss.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Embry [Merritt].","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","James Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, near Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, Va.].","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","James Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","E[liza] W. Merritt to her husband, [William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.].","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond, Va.]","Rowlett, Hardy  Co., at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","David Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?].","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.","Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va., to R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, Va. copy. On same sheet as Item 2.","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California.","William H.E. Merritt, at Open Woods Plantation, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","John C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S.  A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","Samuel Ford, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?].","D.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W. Norborne Starke, at the University of Virginia, to [Margaret Merritt].","John E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?].","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa City, California, to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to Dr. Mathew Harison. Copy. Note: On the back of the sheet is a copy of a draft drawn by William H.E. Merritt  Bro. of Lawrenceville, Va., in favor of E.R. Wallace of Huntsville, Ala., 17 Oct 1854.","William P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William [?] Merritt, at R[andoph] M[acon] College, [mecklenburg County], to his sister, [Lucy] A. Merritt, at Petersburg, Va.","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, [Va], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Robert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","Robert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to William H.E. Merritt.","William H.E. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond.","William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","John R. Chambliss to [?].","J[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].","J[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].","Wililam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W.W. Wilkins, at Hot Springs, Bath County, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to embry [Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merrit to his brother, [?]. Mutilated.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Yazoo Place, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","John H. Patterson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","R.J. Meigs[?] at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt].","R.R. Collier, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","William A. Smith, president, Randolph Macon College, [Mecklenburg County], Va., to [William H.E. Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].","Fannie C. Rodes, at Petersburg, Va., to Lucy [Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","W.W. Wilkins, at Lawrenceville, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 11.","John A. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his uncle, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H. Embry Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","William A. Smith, president R[andolph] M[acon] College, [Mecklenburg County], to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at richmond, to [Willam H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","Sterling Neblett, at Plantation Island, Bolivar, [Miss.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Tomlin Avent to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","J.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","J. S[ophia] Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to her mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","Maria R.F. Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to Lucy [Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","Sterling Neblett to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","William J. Neblett, Lunenburg [County] to [William H.E.] Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","J.W. Love, at Clarksville, [Clarksville, Mecklenburg County], to [?].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","John [Harding, Jr.], at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merrit].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Stevenson, to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","Thomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","Thomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","L.R. Edwards, Southampton County, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 43.","John Harding, Jr., at Stone River, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merritt].","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].","J.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt]","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, at [Vicksburg, Miss.], to his brother, [?] Merritt.","William J. Neblett, at Bolivar, Miss., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va].","Edward Dromgoole, Brunswick County, Va., to [William H.E. Merritt?].","R.H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, Isle of Wight [County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","John M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County] to Dr. S. Neblett, Jr. Copy.","Sterling Neblett, Jr., at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg [County], Va., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","J.W. Patton, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","L.E. Mason, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?]. Copy.","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, to his brother, [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","John M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].","Robert H. Cabell to [?]. On same sheet as Item 12.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","Cuddy, Brown  Co., to New Orleans, [La.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt  Brother, at Richmond, Va.","John H. Patterson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","H. E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt.]","J.E. Chambliss, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","Allan Love to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va.","D.A. Claiborne, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt?].","Aug. C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","J.G. Parham, Jr., at New Orleans, [La.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Sterling Neblett, at Norborne Hill, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","Allan Love, at Halifax, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond. Mutilated.","J.H.M. Neblett, at Prentiss Post Office, Bolivar County, Miss., to William H.E. Merrit.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [William H.E. Merritt]. Note: This letter is written on a protest notice of the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank of Portsmouth, Va.","J.B. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va,","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W.H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Openwoods, [near Vicksburg, Miss.], to [William H.E. Merritt].","Lewis E. Mason, near Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.] Copy.","Chiles  Chenery, at Richmond, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","Betty [Merritt] at Carters Bridge, Albemarle County, to her brother, Willy [Merritt].","E[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her daughter, Bet[ty] [Merritt].","Lucy [Ann Merritt], at Mossingford, to her sister, Betty [Merritt].","Richard H. Baker, Jr., at Norfolk, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","George A. Rives, at San Antonio, Texas, to Betty [Merritt].","W.L. Watkins, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].","J[?] B. Merritt, at Randolph Macon College, [Ashland, Hanover County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].","H.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","J.M. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","H.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","W.S. Blunt, at New York, to [?].","Marie Lou [?] to her husband, Weslie [?].","W.T. Merritt, at Great Bridge, [Norfolk County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","[Thomas Flournoy], at Williams Port, Maryland, to his wife, [Margaret Flournoy]. Incomplete.","T[homas] Flournoy, at Charlottesville, to [Margaret Flournoy].","J.L[?]. Merritt, at Virginia Military Institute, [Lexington], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt.}","Williaim W. Weld, at Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Copy. Note: Thre formulas appear on back of sheet.","P. Drayton, Navy Department, [Washington, D.C.], to Acting Ensign William W. Weld, at New York. Copy.","John G. Griffin, at Lwrenceville, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond.","D.T[?]. Hicks, at Lawrenceville, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","J. Ravenscroft Jones, at Brunswick Springs, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: A letter from O. Brown, assistant commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands at Richmond, Va. to the Overseers of the Poor of Brunswick County, Va. 20 Nov 1865.","John M. Donn[?], United States assessor [of internal revenue], 4th District Virginia, at Norfolk, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","William Townes, at Occonechee, to [?].","W.G. Harding, at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bettie [Merritt].","Pattie [?], at Belleview, to [Margaret Flournoy].","Sophy H. Johnson, at Madison Station, to her aunt, Bettie [?].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to his brother, [?].","Joseph Bell and Joseph Watson to William Haxall, at Philadelphia.","M.W. C[?], en route from Richmond, Virginia to Dutch Settlement, Louisiana, to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Note: The letter is continued from Dutch Settlement, La.","John R. Chambliss to [?].","[Thomas Flournoy to his wife, Margaret Flournoy.] Incomplete.","S.M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to Dr. D.A. Claibone[Claiborne]. Incomplete.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [?].","Betty Merritt to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","E[liza] W. M[erritt], at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to Mrs. [?] Harding. Mutliated. Note: This letter announces the death of Sophy [Rives] and in another hand appears a list of clothing for several person.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother. [?].","J.M. Oslin to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","G.C. Stark, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T. B. Merritt].","Lydia Stokes to Bennet Merritt.","F. Wyatt[?] to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.","The young gentlemen of Brunswick to Mrs. [?] Rives. An invitation to a party at Lawrenceville.","An invitation to the Misses Merritt, at Lawrenceville, to attend a commencement party [at Randolph Macon College], Boydton, [Mecklenburg County].","Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces.","Accounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces.","Accounts and Correspondence of William H.E. Merritt  Brother, Lawrenceville, Va., with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers, New Orleans, La. 25 pieces, including several printed market reports.","Other accounts. 15 pieces.","Merritt (Alexander T.B. and William H.E.) vs, L.P. Cheattam. Suit in Morgan County, Georgia. 1 piece.","Merritt (William T.) Report from Randolph Macon College, Mecklenburg County. 1 piece.","Tanner (Harriet) Report from Richmond Seminary, Richmond, Va. 1 piece.","6 pieces. Note: These clippings deal mostly with sales of negroes at Vicksburg, and with the yellow fever epidemic at Vicksburg, Baton Rouge and Mobile.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. 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Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam and Samuel Craig, at New York to William Haxall, at Petersburg, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. Dunn, Shelby County, TN to I. Dunn at Lewisville Post Office, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.F. May, at Battersea [Dinwiddie County, VA] to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicksford [Greensville County, VA]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeebles, Hall  Co., at Petersburg. VA to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt at Hicksford, Greensville [County, Va.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merrit, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Louisville, KY.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.W.T. Daniel, at Brownsville, MS to William H.E. Merritt. at Vicksburg, MS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.P. Cheatham, at Lake Washington to W.H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford (Hicksford), [Greensville County] VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS to his uncle William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford [Greensville County, VA] to William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.F.W. Merritt to william H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F. W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. Thomas Poynor, at Littletown [Littleton], Sussex [County, VA] to William H. E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.W. Saunders, at Charlottesville, Va., to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, Greensville County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ames] C. Anderson, at Davidson, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eT.P. August, at Richmond, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County]. Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eS. Whitaker, at Cottage, [Halifax, N.C.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.[B.] Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill McCracken, at Lexinton, Ky., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.P. Cheatham, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va. Note: Re the purchase of horses in Kentucky.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eM.I. Love, at Spring Bank, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks ford, Greensville [County, Va.] Postmarked White Plains, [Brunswick County, Va.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt to D. Brown, at Lawrenceville, [Va.]. Note: This letter includes a tuition account due Brunswick Academy by William H.[E.] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSusan M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Cincinnatti, Ohio. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas C. Jones, at Open Woods, [Vicksburg, Miss.], to William H.E. Merritt, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Davis. at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Davis to William H.E. Merrit, Warren Conty, Miss.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDupuy  McKinney, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eF.B. Deane, Jr., at Lynchburg, [Va.], to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, [Va.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBridges, McKinney  Co., at Richmond, [Va.] to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.W. Vaughn to W.E.T. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va. Postmarked Harrisville, [Brunswick County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Nashville, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, Miss.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeebles, Scott  White, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Ravenscroft Jones, Brunswick [County, Va.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.W. Poynor, at Memphis, Tenn., to his father, Captain Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbriar County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy A. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. Cornly Post [?], at Wilmington, Del., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to his wife, Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Branch, at Petersburg, Va., to Mrs. W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.L. Watkinds, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetts, Pusey, Jones  Seal, at Wilmington, Del., to James Johnson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.B. Spooner, at Petersburg, Va., to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Payne, at San Francisco, Calif., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.] to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. Merritt to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Lyon, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eN.M. Martin  Co., at Richmond, to W.H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSophia W. Merritt, at totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her husband, William H.E. Merritt, at Nashville, Tenn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy [Ann Merritt], at Warrenton Female Seminary, [Warrenton, Va.], to her mother, E[liza] W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.W.AH141 Brodnax, at Russellville, Ky., to Dr. A[elxander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Rowland, at Philadelphia, to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, Brunswick County, Va. Postmarked Vicksburg, Miss.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Embry [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, near Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, Va.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. Merritt to her husband, [William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond, Va.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRowlett, Hardy  Co., at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhilip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va., to R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, Va. copy. On same sheet as Item 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at Open Woods Plantation, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S.  A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Ford, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Norborne Starke, at the University of Virginia, to [Margaret Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Payne, at Mariposa City, California, to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to Dr. Mathew Harison. Copy. Note: On the back of the sheet is a copy of a draft drawn by William H.E. Merritt  Bro. of Lawrenceville, Va., in favor of E.R. Wallace of Huntsville, Ala., 17 Oct 1854.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam [?] Merritt, at R[andoph] M[acon] College, [mecklenburg County], to his sister, [Lucy] A. Merritt, at Petersburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, [Va], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn R. Chambliss to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWililam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.W. Wilkins, at Hot Springs, Bath County, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to embry [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merrit to his brother, [?]. Mutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Yazoo Place, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Patterson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.J. Meigs[?] at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.R. Collier, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam A. Smith, president, Randolph Macon College, [Mecklenburg County], Va., to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFannie C. Rodes, at Petersburg, Va., to Lucy [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.W. Wilkins, at Lawrenceville, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 11.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his uncle, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H. Embry Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam A. Smith, president R[andolph] M[acon] College, [Mecklenburg County], to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at richmond, to [Willam H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSterling Neblett, at Plantation Island, Bolivar, [Miss.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTomlin Avent to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. S[ophia] Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to her mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaria R.F. Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to Lucy [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSterling Neblett to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam J. Neblett, Lunenburg [County] to [William H.E.] Merritt, at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.W. Love, at Clarksville, [Clarksville, Mecklenburg County], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn [Harding, Jr.], at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merrit].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Stevenson, to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.R. Edwards, Southampton County, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 43.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Harding, Jr., at Stone River, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt, at [Vicksburg, Miss.], to his brother, [?] Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam J. Neblett, at Bolivar, Miss., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward Dromgoole, Brunswick County, Va., to [William H.E. Merritt?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, Isle of Wight [County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County] to Dr. S. Neblett, Jr. Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSterling Neblett, Jr., at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg [County], Va., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.W. Patton, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.E. Mason, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?]. Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt, to his brother, [Alexander T.B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Cabell to [?]. On same sheet as Item 12.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCuddy, Brown  Co., to New Orleans, [La.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt  Brother, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Patterson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH. E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.E. Chambliss, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAllan Love to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.A. Claiborne, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAug. C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.G. Parham, Jr., at New Orleans, [La.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.K. Meade, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSterling Neblett, at Norborne Hill, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAllan Love, at Halifax, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond. Mutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.H.M. Neblett, at Prentiss Post Office, Bolivar County, Miss., to William H.E. Merrit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [William H.E. Merritt]. Note: This letter is written on a protest notice of the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank of Portsmouth, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.B. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W.H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Openwoods, [near Vicksburg, Miss.], to [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis E. Mason, near Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.] Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChiles  Chenery, at Richmond, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMcIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMcIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetty [Merritt] at Carters Bridge, Albemarle County, to her brother, Willy [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her daughter, Bet[ty] [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy [Ann Merritt], at Mossingford, to her sister, Betty [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichard H. Baker, Jr., at Norfolk, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge A. Rives, at San Antonio, Texas, to Betty [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.L. Watkins, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[?] B. Merritt, at Randolph Macon College, [Ashland, Hanover County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.M. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMcIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMcIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.S. Blunt, at New York, to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarie Lou [?] to her husband, Weslie [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.T. Merritt, at Great Bridge, [Norfolk County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thomas Flournoy], at Williams Port, Maryland, to his wife, [Margaret Flournoy]. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eT[homas] Flournoy, at Charlottesville, to [Margaret Flournoy].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.L[?]. Merritt, at Virginia Military Institute, [Lexington], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt.}\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliaim W. Weld, at Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Copy. Note: Thre formulas appear on back of sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eP. Drayton, Navy Department, [Washington, D.C.], to Acting Ensign William W. Weld, at New York. Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn G. Griffin, at Lwrenceville, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.T[?]. Hicks, at Lawrenceville, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. Ravenscroft Jones, at Brunswick Springs, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: A letter from O. Brown, assistant commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands at Richmond, Va. to the Overseers of the Poor of Brunswick County, Va. 20 Nov 1865.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn M. Donn[?], United States assessor [of internal revenue], 4th District Virginia, at Norfolk, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Townes, at Occonechee, to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.G. Harding, at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bettie [Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePattie [?], at Belleview, to [Margaret Flournoy].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSophy H. Johnson, at Madison Station, to her aunt, Bettie [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to his brother, [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJoseph Bell and Joseph Watson to William Haxall, at Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eM.W. C[?], en route from Richmond, Virginia to Dutch Settlement, Louisiana, to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Note: The letter is continued from Dutch Settlement, La.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn R. Chambliss to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thomas Flournoy to his wife, Margaret Flournoy.] Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eS.M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to Dr. D.A. Claibone[Claiborne]. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetty Merritt to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eE[liza] W. M[erritt], at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to Mrs. [?] Harding. Mutliated. Note: This letter announces the death of Sophy [Rives] and in another hand appears a list of clothing for several person.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother. [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ.M. Oslin to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eG.C. Stark, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T. B. Merritt].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLydia Stokes to Bennet Merritt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eF. Wyatt[?] to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe young gentlemen of Brunswick to Mrs. [?] Rives. An invitation to a party at Lawrenceville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn invitation to the Misses Merritt, at Lawrenceville, to attend a commencement party [at Randolph Macon College], Boydton, [Mecklenburg County].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts and Correspondence of William H.E. Merritt  Brother, Lawrenceville, Va., with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers, New Orleans, La. 25 pieces, including several printed market reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther accounts. 15 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMerritt (Alexander T.B. and William H.E.) vs, L.P. Cheattam. Suit in Morgan County, Georgia. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMerritt (William T.) Report from Randolph Macon College, Mecklenburg County. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTanner (Harriet) Report from Richmond Seminary, Richmond, Va. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 pieces. 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Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","William and Samuel Craig, at New York to William Haxall, at Petersburg, VA","D. Dunn, Shelby County, TN to I. Dunn at Lewisville Post Office, Brunswick County, VA","J.F. May, at Battersea [Dinwiddie County, VA] to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicksford [Greensville County, VA]","Peebles, Hall  Co., at Petersburg. VA to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt at Hicksford, Greensville [County, Va.]","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merrit, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Louisville, KY.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS","R.W.T. Daniel, at Brownsville, MS to William H.E. Merritt. at Vicksburg, MS","L.P. Cheatham, at Lake Washington to W.H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, TN to Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford (Hicksford), [Greensville County] VA","Will McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA.","Henry Merritt, at Vicksburg, MS to his uncle William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrencewille, Brunswick County, VA","Alexander T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford [Greensville County, VA] to William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, VA","Will McCracken, at Lexington, KY to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA","J.F.W. Merritt to william H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS.","J[ohn] F. W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA. Postmarked Vicksburg, MS","D. Thomas Poynor, at Littletown [Littleton], Sussex [County, VA] to William H. E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], VA","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.","J.W. Saunders, at Charlottesville, Va., to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, Greensville County, Va.","J[ames] C. Anderson, at Davidson, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","T.P. August, at Richmond, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County]. Va.","S. Whitaker, at Cottage, [Halifax, N.C.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.[B.] Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Will McCracken, at Lexinton, Ky., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","L.P. Cheatham, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, Tenn., to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va. Note: Re the purchase of horses in Kentucky.","M.I. Love, at Spring Bank, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Hicks ford, Greensville [County, Va.] Postmarked White Plains, [Brunswick County, Va.].","William H.E. Merritt to D. Brown, at Lawrenceville, [Va.]. Note: This letter includes a tuition account due Brunswick Academy by William H.[E.] Merritt.","Susan M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Cincinnatti, Ohio. Incomplete.","Thomas C. Jones, at Open Woods, [Vicksburg, Miss.], to William H.E. Merritt, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","John H. Davis. at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to E. Merritt.","John H. Davis to William H.E. Merrit, Warren Conty, Miss.","Dupuy  McKinney, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt.","F.B. Deane, Jr., at Lynchburg, [Va.], to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, [Va.].","Bridges, McKinney  Co., at Richmond, [Va.] to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","R.W. Vaughn to W.E.T. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, [Brunswick County], Va. Postmarked Harrisville, [Brunswick County], Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Nashville, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Vicksburg, Miss.","Peebles, Scott  White, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John Ravenscroft Jones, Brunswick [County, Va.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","John G. Parham, at New Orleans, [Louisiana], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","H.W. Poynor, at Memphis, Tenn., to his father, Captain Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Diggs Poynor, at Lawrenceville, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbriar County, Va.","Lucy A. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","J. Cornly Post [?], at Wilmington, Del., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to his wife, Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, at New Orleans, La., to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Thomas Branch, at Petersburg, Va., to Mrs. W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W.L. Watkinds, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [?].","Betts, Pusey, Jones  Seal, at Wilmington, Del., to James Johnson.","A.B. Spooner, at Petersburg, Va., to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.","Thomas Payne, at San Francisco, Calif., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.] to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","E[liza] W. Merritt to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Postmarked Lawrenceville, Va.","John Lyon, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond.","August C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","N.M. Martin  Co., at Richmond, to W.H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","Sophia W. Merritt, at totaro, [Brunswick County], to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","E[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her husband, William H.E. Merritt, at Nashville, Tenn.","Lucy [Ann Merritt], at Warrenton Female Seminary, [Warrenton, Va.], to her mother, E[liza] W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","D.W.AH141 Brodnax, at Russellville, Ky., to Dr. A[elxander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","Thomas Rowland, at Philadelphia, to A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville Post Office, Brunswick County, Va. Postmarked Vicksburg, Miss.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Embry [Merritt].","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","James Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, near Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick County, Va.].","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","James Johnson, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","E[liza] W. Merritt to her husband, [William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.].","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond, Va.]","Rowlett, Hardy  Co., at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","David Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?].","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va.","Philip Howerton, at Halifax Court House, Va., to R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, Va. copy. On same sheet as Item 2.","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California.","William H.E. Merritt, at Open Woods Plantation, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","John C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S.  A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","Samuel Ford, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?].","D.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W. Norborne Starke, at the University of Virginia, to [Margaret Merritt].","John E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?].","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa City, California, to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to Dr. Mathew Harison. Copy. Note: On the back of the sheet is a copy of a draft drawn by William H.E. Merritt  Bro. of Lawrenceville, Va., in favor of E.R. Wallace of Huntsville, Ala., 17 Oct 1854.","William P. Buford, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","William [?] Merritt, at R[andoph] M[acon] College, [mecklenburg County], to his sister, [Lucy] A. Merritt, at Petersburg, Va.","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, [Va], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Patterson  Cooper, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Robert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","Robert S. Jones, at Meherin [Meherrin] Depot, [Prince Edward County], to William H.E. Merritt.","William H.E. Merritt, at Hicks Ford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond.","William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, to Eliza W. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","John R. Chambliss to [?].","J[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].","J[ohn] R. Chambliss to [?].","Wililam H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","W.W. Wilkins, at Hot Springs, Bath County, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to embry [Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merrit to his brother, [?]. Mutilated.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Yazoo Place, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","John H. Patterson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","R.J. Meigs[?] at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, [Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt].","R.R. Collier, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","William A. Smith, president, Randolph Macon College, [Mecklenburg County], Va., to [William H.E. Merritt].","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].","Fannie C. Rodes, at Petersburg, Va., to Lucy [Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","W.W. Wilkins, at Lawrenceville, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, [at Richmond].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 11.","John A. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his uncle, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H. Embry Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","William A. Smith, president R[andolph] M[acon] College, [Mecklenburg County], to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at richmond, to [Willam H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","Sterling Neblett, at Plantation Island, Bolivar, [Miss.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Tomlin Avent to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","J.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B.] Merritt.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","J. S[ophia] Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to her mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","Maria R.F. Rives, at Sherwood, [Albemarle County], to Lucy [Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","Sterling Neblett to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother, William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","William J. Neblett, Lunenburg [County] to [William H.E.] Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","J.W. Love, at Clarksville, [Clarksville, Mecklenburg County], to [?].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Nasvhille, [Tenn.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","John [Harding, Jr.], at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merrit].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Stevenson, to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","Thomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","Thomas J. Gholson, at Petersburg, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","L.R. Edwards, Southampton County, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va.], to [William H.E. Merritt]. On same sheet as Item 43.","John Harding, Jr., at Stone River, [Tenn.], to Bett[y] [Merritt].","E.A. Brodnax, at Petersburg, to Embry [Merritt].","J.R. Chambliss, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt]","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, at [Vicksburg, Miss.], to his brother, [?] Merritt.","William J. Neblett, at Bolivar, Miss., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County], Va.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Va.","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at [Richmond, Va].","Edward Dromgoole, Brunswick County, Va., to [William H.E. Merritt?].","R.H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, Isle of Wight [County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","John M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County] to Dr. S. Neblett, Jr. Copy.","Sterling Neblett, Jr., at Lochleven Post Office, Lunenburg [County], Va., to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","J.W. Patton, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.","Robert H. Whitfield, at Smithfield, [Isle of Wight County], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Thomas Payne, at Mariposa, [Calif.], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","L.E. Mason, at Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to [?]. Copy.","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, to his brother, [Alexander T.B. Merritt].","John M. Botts, at Richmond, to [?].","Robert H. Cabell to [?]. On same sheet as Item 12.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to [William H.E. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","Cuddy, Brown  Co., to New Orleans, [La.], to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt  Brother, at Richmond, Va.","John H. Patterson, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, to [William H.E. Merritt].","H. E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his father, [William H. E. Merritt.]","J.E. Chambliss, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","Allan Love to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va.","D.A. Claiborne, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T.B. Merritt?].","Aug. C. Butts, at Petersburg, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","J.G. Parham, Jr., at New Orleans, [La.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","R.K. Meade, at Petersburg, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt.","Sterling Neblett, at Norborne Hill, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville.","Allan Love, at Halifax, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond. Mutilated.","J.H.M. Neblett, at Prentiss Post Office, Bolivar County, Miss., to William H.E. Merrit.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [William H.E. Merritt]. Note: This letter is written on a protest notice of the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank of Portsmouth, Va.","J.B. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick [County], Va,","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W.H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Openwoods, [near Vicksburg, Miss.], to [William H.E. Merritt].","Lewis E. Mason, near Hicksford, [Greensville County, Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.] Copy.","Chiles  Chenery, at Richmond, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","Thomas S. Gholson, at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","Betty [Merritt] at Carters Bridge, Albemarle County, to her brother, Willy [Merritt].","E[liza] W. Merritt, at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to her daughter, Bet[ty] [Merritt].","Lucy [Ann Merritt], at Mossingford, to her sister, Betty [Merritt].","Richard H. Baker, Jr., at Norfolk, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","George A. Rives, at San Antonio, Texas, to Betty [Merritt].","W.L. Watkins, at Petersburg, to William H.E. Merritt.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].","J[?] B. Merritt, at Randolph Macon College, [Ashland, Hanover County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at New Orleans, [La.], to [?].","H.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","J.M. Dupuy, at Richmond, to William H.E. Merritt.","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","H.E[mbry] Merritt to his father, [William H.E. Merritt].","McIlwaine, Son  Co., at Petersburg, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","W.S. Blunt, at New York, to [?].","Marie Lou [?] to her husband, Weslie [?].","W.T. Merritt, at Great Bridge, [Norfolk County, Va.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","H.E[mbry] Merritt, at Vicksburg, [Miss.], to his mother, [Eliza W. Merritt].","[Thomas Flournoy], at Williams Port, Maryland, to his wife, [Margaret Flournoy]. Incomplete.","T[homas] Flournoy, at Charlottesville, to [Margaret Flournoy].","J.L[?]. Merritt, at Virginia Military Institute, [Lexington], to his father, [William H.E. Merritt.}","Williaim W. Weld, at Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Copy. Note: Thre formulas appear on back of sheet.","P. Drayton, Navy Department, [Washington, D.C.], to Acting Ensign William W. Weld, at New York. Copy.","John G. Griffin, at Lwrenceville, [Va.], to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond.","D.T[?]. Hicks, at Lawrenceville, to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt.","J. Ravenscroft Jones, at Brunswick Springs, Va., to William H.E. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: A letter from O. Brown, assistant commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands at Richmond, Va. to the Overseers of the Poor of Brunswick County, Va. 20 Nov 1865.","John M. Donn[?], United States assessor [of internal revenue], 4th District Virginia, at Norfolk, Va., to William H.E. Merritt.","William Townes, at Occonechee, to [?].","W.G. Harding, at Belle Meade, [Tenn.], to Bettie [Merritt].","Pattie [?], at Belleview, to [Margaret Flournoy].","Sophy H. Johnson, at Madison Station, to her aunt, Bettie [?].","William H.E. Merritt, Brunswick [County, Va.], to his brother, [?].","Joseph Bell and Joseph Watson to William Haxall, at Philadelphia.","M.W. C[?], en route from Richmond, Virginia to Dutch Settlement, Louisiana, to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Note: The letter is continued from Dutch Settlement, La.","John R. Chambliss to [?].","[Thomas Flournoy to his wife, Margaret Flournoy.] Incomplete.","S.M. Magoon to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to Dr. D.A. Claibone[Claiborne]. Incomplete.","A[lexander] T.B. Merritt to his brother, [?].","Betty Merritt to her father, [William H.E. Merritt].","E[liza] W. M[erritt], at Totaro, [Brunswick County], to Mrs. [?] Harding. Mutliated. Note: This letter announces the death of Sophy [Rives] and in another hand appears a list of clothing for several person.","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt to his brother. [?].","J.M. Oslin to W[illiam] H.E. Merritt, at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Va.","G.C. Stark, at Hicksford, [Greensville County], to Dr. [Alexander T. B. Merritt].","Lydia Stokes to Bennet Merritt.","F. Wyatt[?] to John F. Tanner, at Richmond, Va. Incomplete.","The young gentlemen of Brunswick to Mrs. [?] Rives. An invitation to a party at Lawrenceville.","An invitation to the Misses Merritt, at Lawrenceville, to attend a commencement party [at Randolph Macon College], Boydton, [Mecklenburg County].","Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces.","Accounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces.","Accounts and Correspondence of William H.E. Merritt  Brother, Lawrenceville, Va., with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers, New Orleans, La. 25 pieces, including several printed market reports.","Other accounts. 15 pieces.","Merritt (Alexander T.B. and William H.E.) vs, L.P. Cheattam. Suit in Morgan County, Georgia. 1 piece.","Merritt (William T.) Report from Randolph Macon College, Mecklenburg County. 1 piece.","Tanner (Harriet) Report from Richmond Seminary, Richmond, Va. 1 piece.","6 pieces. 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