This collection consists of seven cancelled checks dra'm on the Hammond Fire Brick Co.,Fairmont, W. Va. The period covered is 1923-1928. The checks were found inside a brick kiln at the abandoned brick works, in the company town of Hammond, W. Va.
Account ledger (7 in. x 17 in.; 360 pp.) for general store in Purgitsville, Hampshire County, 10/1886-10/1887. Entries are chronological for each day of business. Each transaction record includes personal name, items purchased, and cost of items purchased. Goods sold include bacon, candy, coffee, onions, rice, sugar, snuff, tobacco; hats, shirts, pants, socks, women's shoes; and washboards and horse shoes, among other items.
Photostat copies of deeds for land in Hampshire County, granted mainly to William Inskeep.
Deeds of land to Henry Fry in Hampshire County (one deed is for land located in Hardy and Hampshire).
County court and public records consisting primarily of case papers, financial records, and private records of local businesses. There are also some records of Hampshire County’s department of the West Virginia Relief Administration, estate settlements, and elections.
Deeds, leases, teaching certificates, and other documents relating to the Hamrick family of Webster County, West Virginia.
Photo static copy of a list of Hancock County, (West) Virginia marriages, 1848-1853.
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Marshall/McNeil house of New Cumberland, West Virginia. Includes address, physical description, historical narrative, and bibliography. There are also three photographs of the house. The Marshall-McNeil House is a two and one-half story Queen Anne style residence built in 1887 by West Virginia State Senator Oliver Marshall. He was the great grandson of the pioneer Aaron Marshall who came from Virginia east of the mountains.
Seven handbills and announcements for theatrical events in Clarksburg and Fairmont, West Virginia. Includes: 1) "Merely Mary Ann" (ca. 1904-1913; by Israel Zangwill); 2) "The Fighting Hope" (1908); 3) "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" (ca. 1908-1909; by John Fox, Jr.); 4) "Excuse Me" (1911; by Rupert Hughes); 5) "Oh, My Dear!" (ca. 1918; 2 copies); 6) Giles Button, Comedian (undated); and 7) William Carr, Musician with Carr Trio (undated).