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Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878

 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

Gibson Lamb Cranmer Papers regarding Statehood and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2848
Overview Papers regarding West Virginia statehood and the history of Wheeling and Ohio County compiled by Judge Gibson L. Cranmer (1826-1903) of Wheeling, West Virginia, who served as secretary of the Wheeling Convention that repudiated Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861. Series 1 includes manuscript narratives and correspondence describing events of the West Virginia statehood movement, written by eyewitnesses at the request of Gibson L. Cranmer. Manuscript authors include John S....
Dates: 1787-1895, undated; Majority of material found within 1822-1881

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African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 1
Barbour County (W. Va.) 1
Canada 1
Chambless 1
Confederate States of America - secession crisis. 1