Part of an Envelope and Letter (facsimile; envelope from Edward Rumsey to Harriett R. Weir [?] of Greenville, KY; letter apparently from brother Charles McShiles [?]), undated

File — Box: 2, Folder: 5

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Digital Material

Part of an Envelope and Letter (facsimile; envelope from Edward Rumsey to Harriett R. Weir [?] of Greenville, KY; letter apparently from brother Charles McShiles [?])

Physical Storage Information

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

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Collection organization

A&M 4006: Fred T. Newbraugh, Collector, Glass Plate Negatives of Berkeley Springs Scenes

Unidentified Group Portrait on a Porch, undated

Unidentified Framed Painting of People at a Lake (facsimile), undated

Bicycle (includes note: "Folding Stand invented by Henry Harrison (?) Hunter of Berkeley Springs"), undated

Part of a Letter from Uncle E. Rumsey (facsimile), undated

Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782), undated

Sketch or Engraving of the Residence of James Rumsey in Shepherdstown (facsimile; includes the text "from a drawing made by Henry Howe in 1843"), undated

Portrait of Unidentified Man with White Hair and Beard (facsimile), undated

Engraving or Etching of General William Darke and Text (facsimile; possibly from a newspaper or book printing), undated

Portrait Painting of James Rumsey (facsimile), ca. 1780s-1790s

Portrait Sketch of Unidentified Man (facsimile), undated

Unidentified House with Fence, undated

Unidentified House with Girl Standing in Front of Fence, undated

Portrait of Unidentified Man in 18th Century Dress (facsimile), undated

Portrait of Unidentified Individual (facsimile; too damaged to make out features), undated

Part of a Letter from Alexander Boteler to Geo. A. Rumsey (facsimile), undated

Blueprint of Westminster Abbey (facsimile), undated

Letter from Edward Hale to Mrs. Williams regarding Rumsey (facsimile), 1909

Part of Manuscript Document that Mentions Mr. Rumsey (facsimile), undated

Portrait of Alexander Boteler (facsimile), undated

Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782), undated

Card Showing Rumsey's Mill Stone, with Celebratory Text (facsimile), 1909

Portrait of James Rumsey (facsimile), undated

Studio Portrait of Young Woman, undated

Portrait of James Rumsey (facsimile), undated

Two Unidentified Women on Porch of "Marble Hall" Looking South, Berkeley Springs, WV, ca. 1900

Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782) and Unidentified Man, undated

Card Showing Rumsey's Mill Stone, with Celebratory Text (facsimile), 1909

Part of Marriage Document (facsimile; names include Jacob Fisher (?), Adam Frailey (?), and Mary Albright), February 26, 1891

Portrait of Unidentified Woman (facsimile; top part is obscured), undated

Man Posing in Front of Gentlemen's Bathhouse, Berkeley Springs, undated

Topographical Map of Part of Morgan County, WV (facsimile; shows Stohrs Crossroads [Spohrs Crossroads], Sleepy Creek, Devil's Nose), undated

Drawing or Engraving of Butt-on-Rock Pond, Sleepy Creek, WV (facsimile; includes descriptive note; this pond is where James Rumsey began the experiments that led to the first steamboat, undated

Side View of Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782) in Fenced Area, undated

Drawing of Moses Hoge (facsimile; Hoge was president of Hampden-Sydney College, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Shepherdstown, [West] Virginia), undated

Part of an Envelope and Letter (facsimile; envelope from Edward Rumsey to Harriett R. Weir [?] of Greenville, KY; letter apparently from brother Charles McShiles [?]), undated

Cabinet Card Portrait of Unidentified Woman (facsimile; studio was Doerr, 12th and Market, Louisville, KY), undated

Portrait of James Rumsey in Decorative Frame (facsimile), undated

Part of an Envelope and Letter (facsimile; mentions Jas. [James?] Rumsey Skiles and Shepherdstown), undated

Sketch Portrait of DeWitt Clinton, Esquire (facsimile), undated

Sketch of Successful Trial of Rumsey's First Steamboat at Shepherdstown in 1787 (facsimile), ca. 1907

Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782), undated

Portrait of James Rumsey (facsimile), undated

Full Length Portrait of Unidentified Woman (facsimile), undated

Part of a Letter (facsimile; may be from Susan Skiles, daughter of James Rumsey and mother of James Rumsey Skiles), undated

Man Standing in Shallow Creek with Pickaxe and Shallow Pan (see also box 5, folder 2), undated

Ruins of St. Elmo Hotel, Fruit Hill, Berkeley Springs, WV, undated

Gentlemen's Bathhouse at Berkeley Springs, undated

Pagoda in "The Grove" or "Bath Spring", Berkeley Springs, undated

Unidentified House with People Gathered on Porch (possible double exposure, undated

Tower of Berkeley Springs Castle (on Warm Springs Ridge; summer home of Colonel Samuel Taylor Suit), undated

Prints from Glass Negatives, undated

Horse, Cart, and Driver in Flooded Street or Creek, Morgan County, WV, undated

Group Portrait in Front of Mount Wesley Academy, Berkeley Springs, WV, undated

Woman and Child at Steam Saw Mill in Morgan County, undated

Rock-filled Creek, undated

Unidentified Building and Dam, undated

Group Portrait of Men, Women, and Children in Front of Wood and Brick Building, undated

Title Page of Remarks on Mr. John Fitch's Reply to Mr. James Rumsey's Pamphlet, by Joseph Barnes (facsimile), 1788

Group Portrait of Mostly Children in Front of Building (may be a one-room schoolhouse), undated

Bottom Part of Card Showing Rumsey's Mill Stone, with Celebratory Text (facsimile), 1909

Landscape View of Hills and Mountains, undated

View of Rumsey's Mill Stone on its Base (facsimile; includes text "James Rumsey was the Great Originator of Practical Steam Navigation"), undated

Part of a Letter from James Rumsey (facsimile), undated

Men on Horses in Front of Wood House, undated

Candid Portrait of Women Walking beside Houses, undated

Group Portrait of Family Standing in Front of House, undated

Casual Group Portrait of Family on Porch, undated

Supplemental Page of Scientific American Showing Plans and Sketch of Hydromotor (facsimile; "a new steam vessel propelled by water jets", November 26, 1881

Mount Wesley Academy, undated

Group Portrait of Mount Wesley Academy Grammar Class of 1904, undated

Man at Fence in Front of St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Berkeley Springs, WV, ca. 1900s

Washington Hotel with a Crowd in Front, Berkeley Springs, WV (damaged), undated

Third Morgan County Court House, 1908 or later

David Hunter Strother Outside his Home in Berkeley Springs, WV (damaged), undated

Unidentified Sand Plant, undated

Last Page of a Letter from Joseph Barnes (facsimile; Barnes was assistant and later attorney of James Rumsey), 1795

Family Portrait in Front of Wood House (damaged), undated

Possibly a Bath House, undated

Family Portrait in Front of Parsonage (possibly facsimile; possibly of the First United Brethren Church; damaged), undated

Constitution of the Green River Female Missionary Society of Three Springs, Warren County, KY (facsimile), 1817

Part of Letter from James Rumsey (facsimile), undated

Second Morgan County Court House (damaged), pre-1908

Interior of Presbyterian Church, Berkeley Springs, WV, with Memorial to Maria Lucinda Pendleton, ca. 1900

Man Standing in Shallow Creek with Pickaxe and Shallow Pan (see also box 2, folder 15), undated

Possible Studio Portrait of Unidentified Individual, undated

Part of a Letter (facsimile; possibly from John Harney), undated

Part of a Letter from Edward Rumsey (facsimile), undated

Part of a Letter from Moses Hoge (facsimile), undated

Second Morgan County Court House, pre-1908

Washington Hotel (damaged), undated