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Cedar Grove, Farming, Mining, and Milling, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3443

Overview

Short Description: Records of Cedar Grove Mining Company, Tompkins Estate, and Cedar Grove Mills, West Virginia. Includes scrip stub book (1884) and account ledgers for company store (1873-75, 1880-81, 1894) of Cedar Grove Mining; ledger by Tompkins for farm tavern register (1846), list of slaves, and general accounting records (1850s), among other items; ledger by Tompkins for miscellaneous accounts, stage coach accounts, agreements with tenant farmers, among other items (1841-43); day book (1884-1885) and shipping book (1883-84) for Cedar Grove Mills.

Dates

  • Creation: 1841-1894

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.7 Linear Feet (Summary: 7 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Cedar Grove, Farming, Mining, and Milling, Records, 1841-1894
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536