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Borland Family Papers
Mss. 65 B66
/repositories/2/resources/8503
1.50 Linear Feet
1771-1940
521 items
English
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Gift: 521 items, 1944.
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Preferred Citation:
Borland Family Papers, Robert Blackwell Papers
Arrangement of Materials:
Organization: This collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1 contains personal papers and correspondence, Series 2 contains tax statements and receipts, and Series 3 contains typed material. Arrangement: The collection is arranged chronologically by date with those items lacking dates found at the end of each series.
Scope and Contents
The Borland, Green, and Godwin families are related in the following manner. George Godwin, son of Jeremiah Godwin, married Fanny Green (whose mother was Mary (Giles) Green) in 1805. Dr. Thomas Wood Borland (d. 1830 or 1831), father of Roscius Cicero Borland, married Harriott Godwin, daughter of Jeremiah Godwin and Sarah (Wilkinson) Godwin.
Family correspondence, chiefly 1830-1854, of Mary (Giles) Green and George Godwin of Nansemond County, Virginia; Roscius C. Borland of Murfreesboro, North Carolina; Thomas Roscius Borland of Norfolk, Virginia; and of other family members in Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. This collection includes business correspondence and receipts, 1788-1867; a manuscript by Armistead Borland about his father Thomas R. Borland (who was involved with William Mahone and the Readjuster Party) which contains a genealogy of the Borland and Godwin families; and family photographs. And it also contains a letter, 1828 April 18, from Euclid Borland to George Godwin giving impressions of life at College of William and Mary.
Correspondence
Financial records
Receipts (financial records)
Typescripts
College of William and Mary--History--19th century
United States--Economic history
United States--Politics and Government
Readjuster Party of Virginia
Goodwin family
Borland, Roscius Cicero, d. 1847
Borland, Thomas Roscius, 1844-1900
Green, Mary Giles, 1762-1819
Mahone, William, 1826-1895
Series 1: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid76288/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148401771-1914, undatedSubseries 1: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164579/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148431771-1811Indenture between John Lang in Hertford County, North Carolina and John Glies, Edenton, North Carolinaid164566/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148641771 August 3011Agreement between James Garrett, Chowan County, North Carolina and John Giles, Suffolk, Virginiaid164570/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148651787 October 1511Scope and ContentsOS.
Promissory note from James Garrett to John Gilesid164572/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148661787 October 2711Legal document between James Garrett and John Gilesid164573/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148671787 [?] 2711Bill of sale for a schooner from Uriah Clarke, Suffolk, Virginia to Peter Gilesid164574/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148681793 September 2411Note from Mr. and Mrs. Barber to Mrs. Greenid164575/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148691805 May 2311Deed of gift from Peter Green, Nansemond County, Virginia, to his nephew James Giles Green, son of Thomas Green, deceased, and Mary Greenid164576/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148701805 October 1011Deed of gift from Peter Green, Nansemond County, Virginia, to his niece Fanny Godwin, wife of George Godwinid164577/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148711805 October 1011Scope and ContentsOS.
Indenture between Joshua Whitfield, Nansemond County, Virginia and George Godwinid164578/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148721811 December 1611Scope and ContentsCopy.
Subseries 2: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164580/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148441824-1837Memo for the will of James Scarboroughid164583/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148731824 February 1812Scope and ContentsAutograph document. Item no. 4 concerns the leaving of three slaves to Temperance Ramsay.
Euclid Borland, College of William and Mary, to his uncle George Godwinid164587/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148741828 April 1812Scope and ContentsEuclid gives his first impressions of the college where he had just matriculated and mentions family members and refers to the Jeremiah Godwin plantation "Castle Hill" (later known as "Buntings").
William Wynn to George Godwin telling about a brown coltid164589/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148751829 September 112License to practice law in North Carolina issued to Roscius C. Borlandid164591/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148761830 July 612Scope and ContentsOS.
Ann T.R. Green to George Godwin asking him to be guardian of Mary Frances Greenid164592/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148771831 November 1112Thomas J. Finney, Murfreesboro, North Carolina, to George Godwin mentioning Dr. Solon Borland, John Waddille, and Mrs. Borlandid164593/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148781836 January 2412John P. Boyd, Richmond, Virginia, to George Godwin about family mattersid164594/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148791837 March 712Euclid Borland to his uncle George Godwinid164595/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148801837 May 3012Scope and ContentsAutograph letter signed. Euclid gives a description of his trip to Holly Springs, Mississippi and the new country, and mentions Roscius and Solon Borland.
J. Busch, La Grange, Tennessee, to George Godwin, mentioning Dr. Euclid Borland and his father-in-law Mr. Mooreid164596/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148811837 July 412Subseries 3: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164597/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148451838-1842Euclid Borland, Holly Springs, Mississippi, to his uncle George Godwinid164600/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148821838 May 1113Kenneth Rayner, Raleigh, North Carolina, to Roscius C. Borland, Murfreesboro, North Carolina about politics in the state legislatureid164601/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148831838 November 1913Kenneth Rayner, Washington, D.C., to Roscius C. Borlandid164602/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148841840 April 213Scope and ContentsAutograph letter signed. Enclosed is an appointment for Mr. Winborn and comments on the Sub-Treasury bill before the U.S. House of Representatives.
An address delivered to the Masonic Lodge by R.C. Borland beginning "The philosophy of the mind . . . .,"id164603/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148851840 June 2413B.T. Spiers, Raleigh, North Carolina, to R.C. Borlandid164604/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148861840 December 1113Scope and ContentsItem concerns politics in Raleigh and mentions Cherry, McQueen, Iredell, Sheppard, and Clingman
Memo in the handwriting of R.C. Borland recording the birth date of Fanny Green Borland, daughter of Roscius C. Borland and Temperance Borlandid164605/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148871842 February 313A.G. Godwin, Parkes Bridge, Morgan County, Georgia, to his brother George Godwinid164607/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148881842 March 213R.C. Borland to his aunt Mrs. Fanny Godwinid164611/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148891842 May 1113James D. McCabe, Richmond, Virginia, to R.C. Borlandid164614/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148901842 June 413B.T. Spiers to R.C. Borland, Murfreesboro, North Carolinaid164617/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148911842 June 2713John P. Boyd, New Kent, to his uncle George Godwin about family mattersid164620/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148921842 August 313Leml. C. Holland, Suffolk, Virginia, to George Godwinid164622/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148931842 November 613Subseries 4: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164625/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148461843-1845Jno. R. Purdie to R.C. Borlandid164631/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148941843 February 414A.G. Godwin, Albany, Georgia, to his brother George Godwinid164634/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148951843 May 2814T.S. Shepperd to George Godwinid164637/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148961843 June 914Sampson Rea, Portsmouth, to R.C. Borland, Murfreesboro, North Carolinaid164639/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148971843 September 2014Kenneth Rayner, Washington City, to R.C. Borland about politics in Washingtonid164641/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148981843 December 914Prayer beginning "Almighty God,...,"id164643/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148991844 January 114A.G. Godwin to his brother George Godwinid164646/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149001844 March 1414Mary Godwin Hrickery to George Godwinid164649/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149011844 June 914R.C. Borland to Mrs. R.C. (Temperance) Borlandid164651/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149021844 September 1014Benjamin F. Godwin, Warm Springs, Georgia, to George Godwinid164654/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149031844 November 1814R.C. Borland to Mrs. R.C. Borlandid164656/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149041844 November 2514Mrs. Fanny Godwin to her nephew Roscius C. Borlandid164657/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149051845 April 2014Alonzo D.W. Godwin to George Godwinid164659/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149061845 April 2814Algernon George Alexander Godwin to his uncle George Godwinid164661/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149071845 May 2914Effie Murray to her uncle George Godwinid164662/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149081845 August 1614Subseries 4: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164664/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148471846-1849Effie L. Murray, Miss Birney's Academy, Taneytown, Carrol County, Maryland, to her uncle George Godwinid164668/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149091846 February 2715Dr. Euclid Borland, Holly Springs, Mississippi, to his uncle George Godwinid164669/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149101846 November 815F.M. Capehart to George Godwinid164670/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149111846 December 815Scope and ContentsCapehart announces that he is about to leave Murfreesboro for Suffolk with the remains of the family of R.C. Borland.
Dr. Euclid Borland, New Orleans, Louisiana, to George Godwinid164671/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149121847 November 215Scope and ContentsItem mentions Uncle Solon's escape from prison in MexiCounty
Dr. Euclid Borland, Pointe a la Hache Plantation, Parishe of Plaquimines, Louisiana, to George Godwinid164672/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149131848 May 3015Scope and ContentsItem concerns family matters and mentions Uncle Solon's appointment to the U.S. Senate and some remarks on his personality.
Thomas Borland, son of Solon Borland, at Alexandria Boarding School, Virginia, to his uncle George Godwinid164673/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149141849 May 2615Subseries 6: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164674/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148481850-1854Dr. Euclid Borland, Hot Springs, Arkansas, to George Godwinid164677/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149151851 October 1216Scope and ContentsBorland mentions his probable return to Virginia permanently and other family news.
Dr. Euclid Borland, New Orleans, Louisiana, to George Godwinid164678/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149161851 October 3016David Jeremiah Godwin, Baliston Spa, New York, to George Godwinid164679/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149171852 July 3016Dr. Euclid Borland, White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, to George Godwinid164680/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149181852 September 2716T. Upshaw, Norfolk, to George Godwin, Suffolkid164681/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149191853 August 3016Scope and ContentsItem mentions the hiring of slaves and Mr. Mahone.
Subseries 7: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164687/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148491855-1867A short address delivered at Smith's Mill, Northampton County, Virginia by R.C. Borlandid164693/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149201855 July 417Thomas R. Borland, A. Bolmar's School, West Chester, Pennsylvania, to his "grandma, uncle, and Miss Betsy,"id164696/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149211858 February 2317D.J. Godwin, Headquarters, Hicksford, Virginia, to his uncle about the cost of Negroes and restrictions on Negroesid164699/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149221863 November 2417Euclid Borland, Petersburg, Virginia, to his uncle about the removal of the family burial ground in Murfreesboro, North Carolinaid164702/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149231863 December 1717Euclid Borland to George Godwinid164707/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149241863 December 2617Scope and ContentsLetter was written from the battlefield, Greeneville County, Virginia, advising his uncle to sell Tom, Negro, for $5,000.
Euclid Borland, Camp, 6th Virginia Infantry, Orange County, Virginia, to his uncle George Godwinid164710/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149251864 January 117Thomas R. Borland, Company K, 9th Virginia Infantry, Barton's Brigade, Pickett's Division, to "My Dear old Uncle,"id164713/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149261864 April 117J.S. Reese, Belfield, North Carolina, to Euclid Borland, Jr.id164714/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149271865 August 1617Scope and ContentsAnnounces the death of his brother Phocian Borland of typhoid fever.
Fannie Borland, Little Rock, Ark., daughter of Solon Borland, to her cousin Euclid Borland, Jr.id164716/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149281866 April 2917Fannie Browne, Portsmouth, to George Godwin announcing her coming marriage on 29 July 1866id164717/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149291866 July 2917Fannie Browne (Mrs. James Buford) to George Godwinid164718/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149301866 September 117Euclid Borland to George Godwinid164719/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149311866 October 3017V.R. Borland at the University of Virginia to his uncleid164720/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149321866 November 2617Euclid Borland to George Godwinid164722/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149331867 January 517Euclid Borland, Sr. to Thomas R. Borland, University of Virginiaid164723/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149341867 March 1117Mollie Borland, Princeton, Arkansas, to her cousin Euclid Borland, Jr.id164724/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149351867 May 2017Euclid Borland to his son Euclid Borland at the University of Virginiaid164725/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149361867 May 2417T.R. Borland to Miss Betsyid164726/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149371867 October 1717Mollie Borland to her cousin Euclid Borland, Jr.id164727/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149381867 November 117Subseries 8: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164728/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148501868-1875Thomas Borland to Miss Betsyid164731/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149391872 December 618Euclid Borland to Miss Betsy Kingid164732/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149401872 December 718Thomas Borland to Miss Betsyid164733/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149411872 December 2618Thomas R. Borland to Miss Betsyid164734/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149421873 July 2918Thomas R. Borland to Miss Betsyid164735/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149431873 December 2618Dr. Euclid Borland, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Miss Betsy King, Small Hopes Farm, Nansemond County, Virginiaid164736/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149441873 December 3118Thomas Borland to Miss Betsyid164737/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149451874 February 918Subseries 9: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164738/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148511876-1914T.R. Borland to Robert Searlsid164741/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149461877 September 319Thomas R. Borland, Norfolk, to "My Darling Boy,"id164742/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149471885 August 1719Printed eulogy (poem) of "Little Roscius Borland" written by George W. Sheffieldid164743/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149481885 December 1519T.R. Borland to his sonid164746/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149491886 July 3019T.R. Borland to his sonid164749/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149501887 April 2619Scope and ContentsIn German.
T.R. Borland to his sonid164752/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149511891 September 2419T.R. Borland to his sonid164755/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149521892 November 2519T.H. Willcox, Charlottesville, to Mr. Borlandid164758/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149531894 September 319Receipt from the University of Virginia of Armistead Borlandid164760/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149541894 September 1719T.R. Borland to Miss Sallieid164763/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149551899 January 2719T.R. Borland to his sonid164766/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149561899 November 819T.R. Borland to Mr. A.P. Thom.id164769/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149571899 December 1519Elgin B. Gill to Armistead Borlandid164771/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149581914 June 2719Subseries 10: Personal Papers and Correspondenceid164774/repositories/2/archival_objects/314852undatedMemorandum of the birth of the Giles children and Negroesid164781/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149591755-1762, undated110Several family letters by T.R. Borland and miscellaneous papersid164782/repositories/2/archival_objects/314960undated110Memorandum by R.C. Borland beginning "The United States ...,"id164784/repositories/2/archival_objects/314961undated110Memorandum in the handwriting of R.C. Borland beginning "No one ever possessed...,"id164785/repositories/2/archival_objects/314962undated110Memorandum in the handwriting of R.C. Borland beginning "By heaps of doubt and gloom...,"id164786/repositories/2/archival_objects/314963undated110Memorandum in the handwriting of R.C. Borland beginning "In peace there's nothing...,"id164787/repositories/2/archival_objects/314964undated110Series 2: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164545/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148411788-1867Subseries 1: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164791/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148531788-1817Receipt signed by Edmund Blount, sheriff, of taxes paid by John Gilesid164794/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149651788 December 3211Bill of sale for C. Whitlock from Messrs. Demsey, Elisha Copeland, and Mrs. Greenid164795/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149661793 July 15211Bill of sale to David Bellid164796/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149671800 September 15211Account of Abel Cross with Mary Greenid164797/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149681804 August 8211Promissory note of George Godwin and James G. Green to Margaret Kelly, administratorix, of estate of Hugh Kellyid164798/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149691817 December 22211Tax bills of Mary Green and George Godwinid164799/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149701807-1817211Subseries 2: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164800/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148541718-1829Receipt of Mrs. Mary Greenid164803/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149711818-1819212Promissory notes of George Godwinid164805/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149721818-1829212Receipt for schooling of Solon Borland by Bennett M. Deford, paid by George Godwinid164808/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149731821212Folder 13id164811/repositories/2/archival_objects/314974213Folder 14id164813/repositories/2/archival_objects/314975214Folder 15id164815/repositories/2/archival_objects/314976215Subseries 2: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164842/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148551830-1835Scope and ContentsReceipts of George Godwin.
Folder 13id164851/repositories/2/archival_objects/314977213Subseries 3: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164855/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148561836-1837214Scope and ContentsReceipts of George Godwin, guardian of Miss Catherine O. Green.
Subseries 4: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164859/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148571838-1842215Scope and ContentsReceipts of George Godwin.
Subseries 5: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164830/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148581843-1845Receipt of George Godwin, late guardian of Catherine O. Green, deceased, signed by Josiah Pinnerid164824/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149781843 January 1216Receipts of George Godwinid164826/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149791843-1845216Business papers of Roscius C. Borlandid164827/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149801843-1845216Subseries 6: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164832/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148591846-1849Bills for schooling of Thomas, son of Solon Borlandid164822/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149811846217Receipts of George Godwinid164823/repositories/2/archival_objects/3149821846-1847217Subseries 7: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164868/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148601850-1854218Scope and ContentsBusiness papers of George Godwin
Subseries 8: Tax Statements and Receiptsid164870/repositories/2/archival_objects/3148611855-1867219Scope and ContentsReceipts of George Godwin.
Series 3: Typed Material, undatedid164549/repositories/2/archival_objects/314842Typed extract from The History of Hertford Countyby Judge Benj. B. Winborneid164820/repositories/2/archival_objects/314862undated3Scope and ContentsPages 157-182. Section 1 is entitled "Doctor Thomas Wood Borland" (d. 1830 or 1831). He married Harriott Godwin and their sons were Roscius Cicero, Euclid (d. 1881), and Solon. Included is a section, pages 168-176, on "Political Principles and Affiliations," including accounts of Thomas R. Borland's (1844-1900) political activities, 1865-1890, and his part in the William Mahone Readjuster Party.
Typed sketch of Thomas R. Borland (1844-1900) by his son Armistead Borlandid164821/repositories/2/archival_objects/314863undated3Scope and Contents304 pages with index. Original letters and receipts formerly part of this sketch have been re-filed with family correspondence and receipts.