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Correspondence (box 1, folders 2a-2c), 1799-1888, bulk: 1832-1888

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Scope and Contents

Includes letter (1799) from Sarah Brown to William Sommerville;
and letters (1832-1888) between William Sommerville's daughter Elizabeth Sommerville (Edwards) and William B. Edwards, including their daughter and others. William B. Edwards was a Methodist circuit rider.

Subjects include personal and family affairs, churches and the ministry, Martinsburg, and slavery, among other topics.

Dates

  • Creation: 1799-1888
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1832-1888

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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