Bennett, Jonathan M., 1816-1887
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Jonathan M. Bennett (1816-1887) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0032
Overview
Correspondence and papers of a major political figure dealing largely with politics in Virginia, West Virginia, and Virginia in the Confederacy. Bennett, a lawyer and legislator, was a member of the Virginia General Assembly, 1852-1853; president of the Weston Branch of the Exchange Bank of Virginia; auditor of Virginia, 1857-1865; member of the senate of West Virginia, 1872-1876; and a member of the commission appointed to adjust the Virginia debt question in 1871. Correspondents include...
Dates:
1785-1899
Louis Bennett Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0035
Overview
The business papers and legal correspondence of Louis Bennett (1849-1918) of Weston, a wealthy landowner and lawyer. Also included are papers of his father Jonathan M. Bennett and the latter's associate Gideon D. Camden.
Dates:
1841-1916
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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- Subject: Women's history -- 1850-1899 X
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- Women's history -- 1800-1849 2
- Banks - Exchange Bank of Virginia, Weston Branch. 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 - Rich Mountain. 1
- Confederate States of America. 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Genealogy 1
- Harrison County (W. Va.) 1
- Land. 1
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 1
- Maps. 1
- Politics and government. 1
- Railroads - Ohio River Railroad. 1
- Surveyors and surveying. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 1
- Virginia - General Assembly. 1
- Virginia-West Virginia debt controversy. 1
- Weston (W. Va.) 1
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 1
- Women's history -- Pre-1800 1
- Wood County (W. Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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