Washington, George, 1732-1799
Person
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
William B. Maxwell, Historical Narratives Regarding James Craik and Kanawha Valley Lands of George Washington
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3742
Overview
Two historical narratives authored by William B. Maxwell, a real estate lawyer in Kanawha County, West Virginia. One concerns the history of Kanawha valley lands from ca. 1770 to ca. 1830, focusing first on the acquisition and management of these lands by George Washington and his friend James Craik, a military surgeon, and then by Craik's son, who was also named James. Other land claimants mentioned include Colonel John Lewis and Captain John Dickinson of Dunmore's War, and members of the...
Dates:
2010
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- Genealogy 3
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 3
- Women's history -- 1929-1950 3
- Charleston (W. Va.) 2
- Gilmer County (W. Va.) 2
- Kanawha Valley. 2
- Ohio River Valley 2
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 2
- Women's history -- 1951-present 2
- Academies and Institutes. 1
- Accounting 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) 1
- Authors -- Letters and papers 1
- Baptists 1
- Berkeley County (W. Va.) 1
- Berkeley Springs (W. Va.) 1
- Blennerhassett Island (W. Va.) 1
- Bridges -- West Virginia 1
- Cemeteries -- Oak Grove Cemetery 1
- Civil War -- Fort Delaware 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 4th Infantry. 1
- Civil War -- Kanawha Valley, W. Va. 1
- Civil War battles - Atlanta. 1
- Civil War battles - Kennesaw Mountain. 1
- Civil War battles. 1
- Diaries 1
- Family histories. 1
- Flag Day 1
- Fortification -- West Virginia 1
- Freemasons 1
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site (Pa.) 1
- Grafton (W. Va.) 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 1
- Indians of North America 1
- Inventors and inventions. 1
- Jefferson County. 1
- Kanawha County (W. Va.) 1
- Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) 1
- Kennesaw Mountain (Ga.) 1
- Land. 1
- Lewis County (W. Va.) 1
- Lewis County. 1
- Maryland 1
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 1
- Morgan County (W. Va.) 1
- Mother's Day 1
- Mount Vernon (Va.) 1
- Mt. Vernon. 1
- Native American Heritage Day 1
- Ohio 1
- Ohio River Valley -- History 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Pharmacy -- History 1
- Philippi, Battle of, Philippi, W. Va., 1861 1
- Potomac River Valley 1
- Railroads -- West Virginia 1
- Revolutionary War. 1
- Ritchie County (W. Va.) 1
- Rivers -- West Virginia 1
- Rivers and river valleys. 1
- Roads -- West Virginia 1
- Salt industry and trade - West Virginia. 1
- Schools 1
- Slavery -- West Virginia 1
- Slaves and slavery. 1
- Steamboats 1
- Toll roads -- West Virginia 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans 1
- Valleys -- West Virginia 1
- Virginia 1
- Washington (D.C.) 1
- Washington Bicentennial. 1
- West Virginia 1
- West Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 1
- West Virginia - Church history. 1
- West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Weston (W. Va.) 1
- Women's history -- 1800-1849 1
- Women's history -- Pre-1800 1
- Wood County (W. Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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