A.I. Boreman - Jacob Boreman Letters (cont.); Autograph letter signed. From A.I. Boreman, Wheeling, to Jacob Boreman, [Kansas City, Missouri]. Discusses A.I.'s expectations that he will be renominated for governor of West Virginia; mentions the burning of his storehouse in Parkersburg with the accompanying loss of three or four thousand dollars; hopes Missouri will be carried by the "Radicals"; has fears for Maryland in the election and is concerned with the influence of the Blairs of Maryland on the President; mentions his lobbying effort with Senator Van Winkle to have a Kansas railway bill passed; notes the passage of the amendment to disfranchise rebels by a substantial majority; warns Jacob of potential unpleasantness if he visits Parkersburg because of the rebel politics of some family friends, 26 June 1866

A.I. Boreman - Jacob Boreman Letters (cont.); Autograph letter signed. From A.I. Boreman, Wheeling, to Jacob Boreman, [Kansas City, Missouri]. Discusses A.I.'s expectations that he will be renominated for governor of West Virginia; mentions the burning of his storehouse in Parkersburg with the accompanying loss of three or four thousand dollars; hopes Missouri will be carried by the "Radicals"; has fears for Maryland in the election and is concerned with the influence of the Blairs of Maryland on the President; mentions his lobbying effort with Senator Van Winkle to have a Kansas railway bill passed; notes the passage of the amendment to disfranchise rebels by a substantial majority; warns Jacob of potential unpleasantness if he visits Parkersburg because of the rebel politics of some family friends, 26 June 1866, Box: 1, Folder: 3. Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896) Papers, A&M 0104. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/130811 Accessed December 04, 2025.