Hoffman, John Stringer (1821-1877)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Stringer Hoffman (1821-1877) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1703
Overview
Legal correspondence and papers of a Clarksburg lawyer who specialized in land title litigation and served as associate judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 1862-1876. Papers pertain to lands in the central counties of West Virginia. Subjects include: the James Swan lands; European immigration to West Virginia following the Civil War; New York Southern Land Company; Philadelphia International Land Association; state economic development during Reconstruction; and...
Dates:
ca. 1856-1883
Joseph Hubert Diss Debar (1820-1905) Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4181
Overview
Correspondence between Joseph Hubert Diss Debar (1820-1905), who was West Virginia's first commissioner of immigration, and Judge John S. Hoffman. The correspondence includes two agreements (1873) and nine letters (1873-1874) concerning land sales. Hoffman is likely John Stringer Hoffman (1821-1877), a Clarksburg lawyer who specialized in land title litigation (see A&M 1703, Hoffman, John Stringer. Papers).
Dates:
1873-1874
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- Clarksburg (W. Va.) 1
- Estate settlements. 1
- Immigration. 1
- Judges - letters and papers. 1
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 1
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