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Box 1

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Contains 57 Results:

From Sister Mary Sigler -- Writing from Mt. Jackson, Virginia, Mary relates the ill health of her children suffering from whooping cough, as well as the goings on of family friends. She also writes of the burning of their childhood home and reports the news of the crops and livestock., 1848–1857

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates: 1848–1857
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers / Series 3. Incoming Letters -- To John Morgan, Sr. / To John Morgan, Sr. from Brothers and Sisters, etc.

From James Beale -- Writing from Point Pleasant, he discusses the impending sale of his farm to Samuel Moore. He is also considering the sale of his farm in Pocatalico, but means to retain the farms on the Ohio River., August 1845

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates: August 1845
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers / Series 3. Incoming Letters -- To John Morgan, Sr. / To John Morgan, Sr. from Brothers and Sisters, etc.

From S. A. Miller -- Writing from Kanawha Courthouse regarding the health of John’s visiting daughter, Mary, whose delicate health is making it hard for her to rid herself of a cough., 1860 October 15

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates: 1860 October 15
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers / Series 3. Incoming Letters -- To John Morgan, Sr. / To John Morgan, Sr. from Brothers and Sisters, etc.

From James Beale -- These letters originate in Point Pleasant, New York, and Ohio. They focus on farm business, such as the appropriate time to thresh wheat and also request the profits from the sale of his cattle to be sent to him in New York. James also employs a mason to build John’s new chimney., 1844–1849

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Dates: 1844–1849
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers / Series 3. Incoming Letters -- To John Morgan, Sr. / To John Morgan, Sr. from James Beale and Samuel Moore

From Samuel Moore -- These letters were written “at home” and at “Edghill.” Samuel reports of his bouts with rheumatism, as well as local deaths. Neighbor William Brinker was crushed to death when felling trees, and an 1857 letter reports the death of Samuel’s own daughter. Also concerned with collecting debts, he writes of one owed by William Strother and one owed by John himself. Farm business and the sale of cattle are also addressed., 1850–1866

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Dates: 1850–1866
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers / Series 3. Incoming Letters -- To John Morgan, Sr. / To John Morgan, Sr. from James Beale and Samuel Moore

From his son Jim Morgan -- Writing from home, Jim frequently reports the status of Sallie’s health and the expected duration of her stay at the Good Samaritan. He also asks for domestic assistance from his father and “ma”., 1871–1883

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Dates: 1871–1883
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers / Series 3. Incoming Letters -- To John Morgan, Sr. / To John Morgan, Sr. from his sons, James and John

From his son John Morgan, Jr. -- Writing from aboard the “Steamer Active” on the day of his wedding (October 12, 1875), John recounts the day’s events and reports Captain Beckett’s opinion that they will reach the steamer Chesapeake at Gallipolis by nightfall., 1875 October 12

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Dates: 1875 October 12
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers / Series 3. Incoming Letters -- To John Morgan, Sr. / To John Morgan, Sr. from his sons, James and John

From Charles Moore -- Writing from Point Pleasant, Charles tells of the family’s health, as well as the news of the family in Minnesota and Kansas. He reports one relative headed West for gold and has not been heard from since. An 1883 letter regards the settling of Uncle George’s estate, and the debt owed that estate by John himself., 1861–1883

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Dates: 1861–1883
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers / Series 9. Incoming Letters to John Morgan, Jr. from His Relatives / From Samuel Moore, Charles Moore, and Cousin Mary

From Samuel Moore -- Writing from Mount Jackson, Samuel requests that John repay his debt, as Samuel is rebuilding the mills that the “Yanks burned.”, 1865 September 26

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Dates: 1865 September 26
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers / Series 9. Incoming Letters to John Morgan, Jr. from His Relatives / From Samuel Moore, Charles Moore, and Cousin Mary

Series 1. Civil War-Related Letters and Poems, September 1861-December 1865, undated

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1a
Scope and Contents

This series includes several Civil War-related letters from or to members of the Atkeson-Morgan family and a copy of a poem about the Confederacy.

Dates: September 1861-December 1865, undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Atkeson-Morgan Family Papers