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Robert Anderson Papers(1693 [1787–1858] 1877)

  • MS 1972.2
  • Microfilm: M-1525.1–17
  • 35 vols. and 4,728 items

Business, political, and legal papers; business and personal correspondence; and daybooks and ledgers for the varied interests and ventures of Robert Anderson (1781–1859), a Williamsburg and Yorktown merchant, Whig politician, agent for the Mutual Assurance Society and the Aetna Insurance Company, director of the James City Steamboat Company, and holder of extensive real estate in Williamsburg and Yorktown.

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