Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
David Goff Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0975
Scope and Contents
Papers of David Goff (ca. 1804-1878) of Beverly, West Virginia, an attorney and land promoter for Harrison, Randolph, and Tucker Counties. Goff became prosecuting attorney in 1835, served as a Colonel in the Virginia militia in 1844, was superintendent of Randolph County schools in 1853, served as a member of the Virginia Assembly, and was a West Virginia State Senator from Randolph County (1875-1877). Includes letters, surveys, land grant, bonds, and receipts. The correspondence includes...
Dates:
1826-1878
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
- 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
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Education -- West Virginia 1
- Genealogy 1
- Harrison County (W. Va.) 1
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 1
- Maps. 1
- Politics and government. 1
- Railroads - Ohio River Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Washington and Ohio Railroad. 1
- Randolph County (W. Va.) 1
- Surveyors and surveying. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 1
- West Virginia - Constitutional Convention of 1872. 1
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
- Wood County (W. Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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