Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
General Horatio Gates, Typescripts of Historical Sketches
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2531
Overview
Typescript historical and biographical information on Horatio Gates, written by Joseph C. Bergling. Titles include: "Historical Sketches of North Carolina: Gates County;" "General Horatio Gates;" "Janet Montgomery and General Horatio Gates;" "Mary Vallance Gates' Last Will and Testament." Other material includes correspondence by Bergling regarding Gates' home in Jefferson County, WV.
Dates:
1973
Jim Comstock, Newspaper Editor and Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2600
Overview
Papers of James ("Jim") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the West Virginia Hillbilly and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers. Materials include: general series of...
Dates:
1650-1671, 1717-2003, undated; Majority of material found within ca. 1850-1995