Maxwell, Rufus.
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Horace Kellogg, Soldier, Civil War Letter regarding Civilian Compensation and Prosecution
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0648
Overview
Letter of 28 November 1862, written by Horace Kellogg, a Captain of the 123rd Ohio Infantry, to Rufus Maxwell of St. George, Tucker County, (West) Virginia. The letter concerns repayment for robberies perpetrated against Union citizens by Confederate partisans. Maxwell had been ordered to pay eighty-five dollars towards this debt by 1 December 1862. Kellogg reports the consequences of failing to pay the debt, as ordered by Brigadier General Robert H. Milroy. Milroy's order specifies that...
Dates:
1862
Maxwell Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0311
Scope and Contents
Papers of the Maxwell family, including correspondence, accounts, legal papers, pamphlets, and clippings. Correspondence (1863-1889) is comprised mostly of letters from Hu Maxwell, California, to Mrs. S.J. Maxwell. Subjects include mining, schools, size and social conditions of towns, ranches, weather and crop conditions, geographical oddities, Maxwell's personal living conditions, and his intentions concerning history publications. Other items include account book of Captain James L. White,...
Dates:
1851-1929, undated
Maxwell Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0010
Overview
Papers of Hu Maxwell (1860-1927), historian, editor, and author of several county histories of West Virginia, along with papers and records of other family members. There are manuscripts of fiction, verse, and local history written by Maxwell, as well as a number of his manuscripts and publications dealing with forestry which were prepared while he was a member of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Maxwell kept a diary during the years 1901-1919 while residing...
Dates:
ca. 1845-1950, 2017; Majority of material found within ca. 1845-1950
Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0858
Overview
Papers of the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family was sympathetic to the Confederate cause. One member of the family, William Cabell Tavenner, served in the Confederate army; his letters are part of the collection. This collection also contains material related to families allied to the Tavenner family by marriage, particularly the...
Dates:
1778-1953; Majority of material found within 1819-1884
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- Tucker County (W. Va.) 3
- Account books 2
- California 2
- Civil War -- Confederate Army 2
- Diaries and journals. 2
- Laurel Hill. 2
- Maps. 2
- Politics and government. 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
- Academies (Private schools) 1
- Agriculture 1
- Civil War - Ohio 123rd Volunteer Infantry. 1
- Civil War - Southern sympathizers in WV. 1
- Civil War - Virginia 17th Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. 1
- Civil War - Virginia 19th Cavalry. 1
- Civil War - soldier's letters, Confederate. 1
- Civil War -- letters 1
- Civil War -- Camps and camp life 1
- Civil War -- Cheat Mountain campaign 1
- Civil War -- Indiana 15th Regiment, Company I 1
- Civil War battles - Cheat Mountain. 1
- Civil War battles - Philippi. 1
- Civil War battles - Rich Mountain. 1
- Education 1
- Genealogy 1
- Harrison County (W. Va.) 1
- Land. 1
- Literature -- Societies, etc 1
- Lumber trade 1
- Mining. SEE ALSO Coal mining. 1
- Monongalia County (W. Va.) 1
- Morgantown (W. Va.) 1
- Pruntytown (W. Va.) 1
- Railroads - Ohio River Railroad. 1
- Randolph County (W. Va.) 1
- Saint George. 1
- Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 1
- Statehood politics -- West Virginia 1
- Surveyors and surveying. 1
- Tyrone Forge. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 1
- Universities and colleges 1
- West Virginia 1
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
- Wood County (W. Va.) 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1 + ∧ less
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