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Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884

 Person

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur I. Boreman Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0639
Overview Personal and business papers of Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896), lawyer, U.S. senator, circuit court judge, and first governor of West Virginia. The bulk of the collection consists of papers relating to his judgeship and to the law firm of Boreman and Bullocks, Parkersburg, WV. Series include correspondence, notes on cases tried before Judge Boreman, envelope cases of material regarding legal cases in which Boreman was involved, financial material, and political and judicial printed material....
Dates: 1830-1949

Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884), Facsimiles of Printed Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0993
Overview

Facsimiles of printed material relating to Charles J. Faulkner (1806-1884), who was a Martinsburg attorney, Virginia legislator, member of Congress, and ambassador to France during the James Buchanan administration. Includes a printed circular relating to the opening of the Wheeling Bridge, 1849; an invitation to a public dinner given in honor of Charles J. Faulkner on 16 December 1852; and a printed message to the Democrats of Page County, Virginia from Faulkner (undated).

Dates: 1849-1852

Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0934
Overview Papers of Charles J. Faulkner (1806-1884) and family. Charles J. Faulkner was a Martinsburg attorney, Virginia legislator, member of Congress, and ambassador to France during the James Buchanan administration. Includes business and land papers of James Faulkner of Baltimore, 1804-1811; letters to and papers of Charles J. Faulkner; a colored plat of a survey made for William McMurtrie [1786, Harrison, now Upshur County] along French Creek; and a Thomas Haymond survey plat in Harrison County,...
Dates: 1786-1892

Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1681
Overview Correspondence of Charles J. Faulkner (1806-1884), who was a Martinsburg attorney, Virginia legislator, member of Congress, and ambassador to France during the James Buchanan administration. Subjects include national and Virginia-West Virginia politics, 1827-1876, and foreign affairs, 1868-1876. Other subjects include the French Colonization Society, the slave controversy, Maryland-Virginia boundary dispute, Virginia Revolutionary debt claims, disposal of the Harpers Ferry Armory, Chesapeake...
Dates: 1786-1878

Charles James Faulkner, Attorney and Politician, Facsimiles of Printed Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0912
Overview Facsimiles of printed material of Charles J. Faulkner (1806-1884), who was a Martinsburg attorney, Virginia legislator, member of Congress, and ambassador to France during the James Buchanan administration. Also includes some facsimiles of manuscript material. Materials relate to Faulkner and the eastern Panhandle. Topics include Virginia-West Virginia politics; the Strother Hotel in Berkeley Springs, (West) Virginia; Berkeley County Court of Appeals; Berkeley and Jefferson County Whig mass...
Dates: ca. 1802, 1834-1853

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

Granville Davisson Hall (1837-1934) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0042
Overview

Correspondence and writings of Granville Davisson Hall, reporter for the Wheeling Intelligencer during the Wheeling conventions, 1861-1863; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1865-1873; and author of numerous works of fiction and historical studies about West Virginia.

Dates: 1861-1947, undated; Majority of material found within 1861-1928

Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0013
Scope and Contents Correspondence and business papers of Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916), a successful businessman and politician from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. The collection largely documents his business and political career, although there are personal papers in the collection as well. His business interests were largely concerned with coal mining, timber, and railroads. Types of documents include letters, reports, account...
Dates: 1799-1919

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

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Politics and government. 10
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 7
Railroads 6
Lawyers - letters and papers. 5
Coal mining. 4
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Land. 4
Diaries and journals. 3
Lumber trade 3
West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 3
Banks and banking 2
Berkeley County (W. Va.) 2
Civil War -- Confederate letters 2
Jefferson County (W. Va.) 2
Petroleum industry and trade 2
Politicians 2
Politicians -- United States 2
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 2
Slaves and slavery. 2
Steamboats 2
United States -- Politics and government 2
West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865. 2
Academies (Private schools) 1
Academies and Institutes. 1
Account books 1
Accounting 1
Baltimore Sun 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
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
Bridges 1
Bridges -- West Virginia 1
Business correspondence 1
Canals 1
Charleston (W. Va.) 1
Church schools -- Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Va.) 1
Churches -- Episcopal 1
Civil War - Virginia 12th Cavalry. 1
Civil War - Virginia 40th Infantry, Wise Legion. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 1st Light Artillery, Battery D. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 2nd Cavalry, Company G. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 6th Infantry. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 7th Cavalry. 1
Civil War - West Virginia. 1
Civil War - political factions. 1
Civil War - soldier's letters. 1
Civil War -- War diaries 1
Civil War -- letters 1
Civil War -- Camp Defiance, Sewell Mt. 1
Civil War -- Camps and camp life 1
Civil War -- Confederate newspapers 1
Civil War -- Confederate soldiers 1
Civil War -- Description 1
Civil War -- Muster rolls 1
Civil War battles - Corrick's Ford. 1
Civil War battles - Droop Mountain. 1
Coal mines and mining 1
Coal mining -- Strikes 1
Confederate States Army of the Northwest. 1
Confederate States of America - secession crisis. 1
Debts, Public -- Virginia 1
Debts, Public -- West Virginia 1
Democratic Party 1
Diaries 1
Diaries - Civil War. 1
Education -- West Virginia 1
Election of 1840. 1
Election of 1860. 1
Election of 1876. 1
Elections 1
Elk Garden Coal Field. 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
Fortification -- West Virginia 1
Freemasons 1
Genealogy 1
General stores - Hammond and Siler. 1
Gilmer County (W. Va.) 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
Harper's Weekly 1
Harrison County (W. Va.) 1
Insurance - V. E. Johnson Insurance Agency. 1
Judges -- West Virginia 1
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 1
Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) 1
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