Washington family
Family
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Bradford Laidley Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0138
Overview
Papers and volumes collected by Bradford Laidley pertaining to him and his family. Includes records of the Morgantown Presbyterian and Protestant Episcopal Church, genealogical information on the Rogers and Laidleys, a pioneer school book of Anne McKinnon, and a personal letter book of L. Wilcox of Kanawha Salines. Also includes three receipts for slaves purchased in Richmond, Virginia by Major W.A. Bradford(e).
Dates:
ca. 1755-1991
Frances Packette Todd Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2354
Overview
Correspondence, photographs, post cards, newspapers, pamphlets (regarding typical antebellum and postbellum topics such as slavery, states rights, etc.), official records including the 1793 marriage license for Lund Washington (George Washington's cousin) and Susanna Grayson, a 1732 shipping order for items, including gold and silver, to be transported from Delaware to London, a 1837 document authorizing payment of a navy pension to the children of Lt. John Packette, and memorabilia of a...
Dates:
1800-1985
Mary E. Heironimus, Collector, Records regarding George Washington and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3484
Overview
Contains material regarding George Washington and the Washington family, including the order book of the 8th U.S. Regiment stationed at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1799-1800); typescript regarding Harewood, residence of Washington's brother (undated); New York Times article regarding observation of Washington's birthday (1862); and material regarding the genealogy of the Washington family (1891-1931). Also contains receipt for purchase of slave (1864); genealogy regarding the Forrest family...
Dates:
1799-2014
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers Regarding General Joseph A.J. Lightburn and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1379
Overview
Materials collected by Roy Bird Cook regarding General Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn. Includes letters sent to Dr. Bird regarding General Lightburn and the Lightburn family, newspaper clippings regarding Lightburn and the Civil War in West Virginia, two maps, a pamphlet, and other material. See the "Historical Note" for further information about General Lightburn.
Dates:
1774-1960; Majority of material found within 1939-1960
William A. Alexander Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3652
Overview
The papers of William A. Alexander, farmer, businessman, West Virginia State Senator (1871-1872), and local public office holder in Mason and Putnam Counties. The collection includes receipts, ledger sheets documenting accounts, correspondence, deeds, contracts, court papers, wills, election notices for the Virginia State Agricultural Society (1860), and a stockholder's ticket for the West Virginia State Agricultural Society (undated). There is also election literature (1 item) campaigning...
Dates:
1833-1900; Majority of material found within 1842-1885
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- Slaves and slavery. 3
- Genealogy 2
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 2
- Atlanta (Ga.) 1
- Baptists 1
- Cemeteries -- Oak Grove Cemetery 1
- Charles Town (W. Va.) 1
- Charleston (W. Va.) 1
- Churches -- Morgantown Presbyterian & Protestant Episcopal 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 4th Infantry. 1
- Civil War -- Kanawha Valley, W. Va. 1
- Civil War battles - Atlanta. 1
- Civil War battles - Kennesaw Mountain. 1
- Civil War battles. 1
- Education 1
- Family histories. 1
- Freemasons 1
- Frontier and pioneer life 1
- Gilmer County (W. Va.) 1
- Grafton (W. Va.) 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 1
- Jefferson County (W. Va.) 1
- Kanawha Valley. 1
- Kennesaw Mountain (Ga.) 1
- Lewis County. 1
- Mason County (W. Va.) 1
- Mother's Day 1
- Putnam County (W. Va.) 1
- Schools - Putnam County. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- United States -- History -- War of 1812 1
- Weston (W. Va.) 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1 + ∧ less
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