Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884
Person
Found in 5 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
Frank Hereford (1825-1891) Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1367
Scope and Contents
Hereford was a lawyer and politician and served in the House of Representatives from 1871 to 1877 when he was elected to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Allen T. Caperton. He served until 1881. The papers include letters of recommendation; congratulations on his election to the Senate; correspondence on West Virginia politics; an editorial letter on the "salary grab;" and letters urging Hereford to run for re-election in 1881.Correspondents include: Daniel...
Dates:
1866-1892
John Thomas McGraw (1856-1920) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0086
Scope and Contents
Papers of a Grafton attorney who was a lawyer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and prosecuting attorney of Taylor County, West Virginia, assistant to Governor J.B. Jackson, collector of internal revenue for West Virginia, and a member of the Democratic National Committee. There are case papers and letters pertaining to McGraw's law practice; records relating to the purchase, sale, and development of timber, coal, and oil lands; and records of his directorships in the Grafton and...
Dates:
1842-1927, 1948
Samuel Price, Lawyer and Politician, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3082
Scope and Contents
The papers of a prominent Lewisburg, Greenbrier County lawyer and politician, Samuel Price, who served numerous terms in the Virginia state legislature and was Virginia's Lieutenant-Governor during the Civil War. He was also a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1851, the Secession Convention of 1861, and the West Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1872; and he completed the U. S. Senate term of Allen Caperton in 1876. The papers include correspondence relating to local...
Dates:
circa 1788-1888
Siler Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2200
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of letters and documents tracing the personal and business life of an eastern panhandle West Virginia family. The papers concern a broad range of political, social, financial, and legal topics, particularly focusing on J. Hammond Siler, Jr., his parents, J. Hammond Siler, Sr. and Jessie Castleman Siler (residents of the Town of Bath better known as Berkeley Springs). Also includes correspondence and other papers from related families. Subjects include banking, the Civil...
Dates:
1848-1968
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- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 3
- Railroads 2
- Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 2
- Academies (Private schools) 1
- Bank of Berkeley Springs - Banks and Banking. 1
- Banks and Banking - American Institute of Banking. 1
- Banks and Banking - Bank of Berkeley Springs. 1
- Banks and Banking - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. 1
- Banks and Banking - Financial Public Relations Association. 1
- Banks and Banking - First Virginia Corporation. 1
- Banks and banking 1
- Berkeley Glass Sand Company -- Glass Sand Industry 1
- Berkeley Springs (W. Va.) 1
- Berkeley Springs Water Works and Improvement Co. -- Power Industry 1
- Bibles 1
- Blueprints 1
- Bonds -- Citizens Trust and Guaranty Company of West Virginia 1
- Bowling 1
- Business correspondence 1
- Church schools -- Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Va.) 1
- Churches -- Episcopal 1
- Civil War - political factions. 1
- Civil War -- Confederate letters 1
- Civil War -- Confederate newspapers 1
- Civil War -- Description 1
- Coal mining. 1
- Confederate States of America - secession crisis. 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Education -- West Virginia 1
- Episcopal Church - Churches. 1
- Estates and estate settlements. 1
- Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - Banks and Banking. 1
- Financial Public Relations Association - Banks and Banking. 1
- First Virginia Corporation - Banks and Banking. 1
- Freemasons 1
- General stores - Hammond and Siler. 1
- Glass Sand Industry - Berkeley Glass Sand Company. 1
- Glass Sand Industry - Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation. 1
- Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 1
- Hancock Steel Company - Steel. 1
- Insurance - V. E. Johnson Insurance Agency. 1
- Land - deeds and grants. 1
- Land Plat. 1
- Ledgers. 1
- Libraries - Morgan County Library. 1
- Lumber trade 1
- Magazines. 1
- Morgan County - Circuit Court. 1
- Morgan County Library - Libraries. 1
- Music - Sheet music. 1
- Northern Virginia Power Company - Power Industry. 1
- Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation - Glass Sand Industry. 1
- Petroleum industry and trade 1
- Poetry -- Nannie S. Castleman 1
- Political factions - Civil War. 1
- Politics - Secession of Virginia. 1
- Railroads - Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Iron Valley Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Morgantown Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Washington and Ohio Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Western Maryland Railroad Company. 1
- Randolph County (W. Va.) 1
- Rhodes scholarships 1
- Rock Gap Coal and Mining Company - Stocks. 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Secession of Virginia - Politics. 1
- Slaves and slavery. 1
- Taylor County (W. Va.) 1
- Town of Bath, West Virginia - Berkeley Springs. 1
- West Virginia - Constitutional Convention of 1872. 1
- West Virginia - Salary Grab Act. 1
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