Box 8
Container
Contains 33 Results:
Francis H. Pierpont Papers (contains letters from Pierpont [1861-1865, 1894], official commissions [1862, 1865], a duplicated telegram from 1863 [undated]; subjects include the oath of affirmation, potential cavalry recruits, missing property, and his term as Governor of Virginia; 9 items), 1861-1865, 1894, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 21
Dates:
1861-1865, 1894, undated
Quarrier and Laidley Family Papers (regarding Monroe Quarrier, Dorcas Simms, Richard Q. Laidley, Mrs. Harriet Laidley, W.A. Quarrier, Cushman Quarrier, Elizabeth Quarrier, J.W. Clarkson, etc., many of whom lived in Kanawha County; includes estate papers, correspondence, printed items, clippings, and manuscripts; topics include estate sales, obituaries, land, genealogy, newspapers, etc.; correspondents include Mason Campbell and J.F. Hansford; 16 items), 1857-1891, 1934, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 22
Dates:
1857-1891, 1934, undated
Ruffner Family Papers (includes: typescript copies of eleven letters from Henry Ruffner of Charleston and Lewisburg, WV, to Samuel Williams of Chillicothe, OH, from 1807-1816 and 1857 [originals owned by Boyd B. Stutler; typescripts undated]; a manuscript letter from E.W. Newton to Colonel C. Ruffner regarding C and O Railroad, politics, proposed formation of Putnam County [1855]; and clippings and typescripts with genealogical information; 19 items), 1807-1816, 1855-1865, 1936-1961, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 23
Dates:
1807-1816, 1855-1865, 1936-1961, undated
Adam See Document (contains typescript copy of proceedings of Randolph County Court on death of Adam See, from 'The Harrison Whig,' Clarksburg, September 6, 1840 [typescript undated]; 1 item), undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 24
Colonel William C. Tavenner and Family Papers (includes typescript copies of letters, military orders, and telegrams; many letters relate to the death of Lieutenant Colonel William C. Tavenner of the 17th Virginia Cavalry; correspondents include Lieutenant F. Fousse, Company C, 25th Virginia Regiment, and John D. Deal, Company I, 31st Virginia Regiment; 20 items), 1839-1866, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 25
Dates:
1839-1866, undated
William Tompkins and Family Papers, folder 1 of 2 (includes typescript and manuscript letters, constable orders [1830], receipt [1853], etc.; correspondents include Samuel Price, S. Patrick, John Lewis, and Edward Kenna; subjects include slave purchase, Cannel coal lands and Coal River, and locks and dams on Coal River; 16 items), 1830-1855, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 26
Dates:
1830-1855, undated
William Tompkins and Family Papers, folder 2 of 2 (contains facsimiles of letters in previous folder; 7 items), 1848-1855, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 27
Dates:
1848-1855, undated
Newspaper Clippings -- Biographies and Genealogies, folder 1 of 3 (includes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on a variety of subjects [see Scope and Content]; 20 items), 1927-1961, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents
Includes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on: John Henry and writing of the ballad; Judge Ben Wheeler Moore; Lydia Boggs [Shepherd] Cruger/Kruger [also includes typescript]; John Henry Shaw; J.E. Hanger; Caroline Beeghley; Captain Jackson Everson [Apperson]; William Henry Tappey Squires; [Josias] Hanson Link [family] [includes Captain Leib's description of Clarksburg during Civil War period]; Colonel Benjamin J. Wilson; Donnally family; Clendennin family; Huddleston...
Dates:
1927-1961, undated
Newspaper Clippings -- Biographies and Genealogies, folder 2 of 3 (includes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on a variety of subjects [see Scope and Content]; 20 items), 1924-1961, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents
Includes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on: Willa Hood Strickler [first female pharmacist in the state]; Prof. Milton W. Humphreys; S.B. Elkins; Boyd Stutler; Hu Maxwell; Nathan Goff Jr.; Renick family and Calvin Brown Renick; John Champe; General Hugh Mercer; and Francis Marion Franklin Smith [typescript]. Also includes miscellaneous topics, such as: West Virginia newspaper editors and publications; reburial of Chief Cornstalk's remains; Jama Shamoon, Fairmont resident...
Dates:
1924-1961, undated