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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Burr-Blennerhassett Trials Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2115
Overview

Letters, military orders, affidavits, depositions and miscellaneous items relating to the proposed trial of Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett, 1 August 1805, to 21 January 1808. Correspondents include James Wilkinson.

Dates: 1805-1808
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

H.K. Ambler Account Books

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2075
Overview

Ambler's accounts with the heirs of S.W. Ambler and S.M. Keys of Jefferson County, West Virginia. Other heirs are Letty C., Lucy J. and C.E. Ambler. There are also entries concerning the estates of H. Keys, S.W. Washington, and Jacob Zinn. There is information on management of farms and residences, business firms in the area of Charles Town, tenant and owner shares, U.S. Treasury crop allotments, and labor shortages during World War II.

Dates: 1915-1952
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ward Family History

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3191
Overview Typescript history of the Ward family of Ohio with a concentration on its association with Harman Blennerhassett, whose secretary was Sylvester Ward. Included is some information on the Blennerhassetts, Aaron Burr, Dudley Woodbridge, Elijah Backus and Aaron Waldo Putnam. Much mention is made of neighboring allied families to the Wards, particularly Hendersons and Putnams in the adjoining counties of Wood Co., VA and Washington Co., OH. There is a detailed transcription of an October 8, 1805...
Dates: 1994
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0146
Overview The papers of Colonel William McCleery of Morgantown, a Revolutionary War veteran, attorney, county clerk, prosecuting attorney, representative from Monongalia County to the Federal Constitutional Convention, founder of the Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, and landholder and purchasing agent. The papers include correspondence, typescripts, land records, and some printed materials. Much of the correspondence is between McCleery and his agent, Benjamin Oden of Upper Marlboro, Maryland,...
Dates: 1770-1857, 1945; Majority of material found within 1770-1857
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Wilson and Stribling Families Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0880
Overview

Correspondence, clippings, land papers, and other records of James Wilson, an attorney in Wood County, ca.1800-1820; Robert M. Stribling and other members of the Stribling family in Mason County, 1821-ca.1909; and James A. and Otis Young, ca.1900-1934, in Mason County. A pocket diary of James Wilson gives information on his law practice in Kanawha, Monongalia, and Wood counties in 1804.

Dates: ca. 1781-1934
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Land. 2
Monongalia County (W. Va.) 2
Ohio 2
Wood County (W. Va.) 2
Blennerhassett Island (W. Va.) 1
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Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 1
Burr-Blennerhassett Trials. 1
Charles Town (W. Va.) 1
Churches -- Presbyterian 1
Churches -- West Virginia -- Morgantown 1
Civil War - Ohio 11th Volunteer Infantry. 1
Coal mining - coal companies. 1
Coal mining - coal operators associations. 1
Dueling 1
Election of 1860. 1
Farms and farming. 1
Great Britain 1
Indiana 1
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 1
Jefferson County. 1
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 1
Lawyers - letters and papers. 1
Mason County. 1
Morgantown (W. Va.) 1
Petroleum industry and trade 1
Point Pleasant (W. Va.) 1
Revolutionary War. 1
Taxation 1
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 1
Washington County (Ohio) 1
Women -- Societies and clubs 1
World War, 1939-1945 1
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