Correspondence, letter books, newspapers, pamphlets, and papers on suits that were tried before Judge Nathan Goff (1843-1920) while he was serving as a U.S. District Attorney and a judge of the U.S. Circuit Court. Goff's career included terms as West Virginia Legislator (1867-1868), U.S. district attorney for West Virginia (1868), Secretary of the Navy (1881), U.S. Congressman (1883-1889), federal judge in the U.S. Fourth Circuit (1892-1911), and U.S. Senator (1913-1919). The majority of the correspondence relates to his professional activities. For contents list, please see control folder.
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20.8 Linear Feet (Summary: 20 ft. 10 in. (46 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 in); (2 large flat storage boxes, 5 in. each); (1 large box, 7 in.))
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