Chew, R.P.

Correspondence and legal papers of R.P. Chew, of Charles Town, concerning his land holdings in Logan County. Companies mentioned in connection with land. Purchases include Bowman Lumber Co., Laurel Coal and Land Co., Robinson Coal and Land Co., and Dingiss Run Coal Co. Correspondents include J. Coleman Alderson, F.B. Enslow, and A.B. Fleming.

Letters from Colonel R.P. Chew, Jenkins Van Schaick, and [W.N.] Mason to R.B. Roosevelt, concerning Virginia's deferred certificates and the attempt of the Council of Foreign Bondholders to force Virginia to redeem its tax coupons. Included is a lengthy letter from Mason to Roosevelt which provides background information on the debt.