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Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Monongalia County Index Card Notes: To the Honorable the General Assembly of VA.: The memoria; of the undersigned, citizens of Monongalia and Marion County and [Preston] respectfully showeth the following considerations in relation to the North Western Virginia Academy, located in Clarksburg, Harrison County, VA... that greater educational facilities are needed in this portion of VA...an endowment would go far towards establishing it upon a permanent...

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Jefferson County Index Card Notes: [Doc. No. 21.] Memorial of the citizens of Alexandria and Valley of Virginia, to the General Assembly: The undersigned, citizens of Alexandria, and its vicinity, respectfully sheweth, since the B&O Railroad has been built to Harper's Ferry the trade of the Valley of VA. Has been going to Baltimore...etc...your memorialists believe that a large portion of this trade can be returned by the construction of a railroad...

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Place of Publication: Wheeling, Ohio County
Index Card Notes: Circular, 4p. Printed on p. 2 and 3. Signed at bottom of page 3: NIL. Dorsey, Wheeling, Va. Dated at head of page 3: Grand schemes for February, 1847. Photostat copy.
Loan. Delf Norona
1955 Dec 16

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Gilmer County Index Card Notes: To the honorable the General Assembly of Virginia: the undersigned citizens of the county of Gilmer request that a company be incorporated to construct a railroad from the Potomac to the Ohio River, in pursuance of the preamble and resolutions of the Railroad convention held at Weston, the 25th of September, 1846. [1847 Feby 5- Gilmer County Petition] Xerox Copy Purchase. Va. State...

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Berkeley County Index Card Notes: To the hon: the senate and Houde of delegates of the state of Virginia: The petition of the undersigned citizens of Berkeley County respectfully represent that they feel a deep interest in the early completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to Cumberland, the company and others believe early completion will be assured-- provided your honorable body will extend your aid so far as to guaranty the payment of a small portion of the...

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Content Warning: Contains materials soliciting the purchase of enslaved people.
Place of Publication: Frankfort, Kentucky
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Source: Ray Bird Cook, A&M 1561, 1962 Feb. 3.

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Place of Publication: Greenbrier County
Index Card Notes: Notice: Will be sold at the late residence of Thomas Kirkpatrick... Greenbrier County... 5th...November, 1847 a quantity of corn, oats, and wheat,...also,...will be hired, for one year thereafter, fifteen negroes,...Joseph Damron, Adm'r. of Thos. Kirkpatrick, Dec'd. October 22, 1847. [n.p.]. Positive photostat.
Source: Roy Bird Cook
A&M 1561
1962 Feb 3

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Kanawha County Index Card Notes: To the honorable the senate and house of delegates of Virginia, in general assembly. Your petitioners, citizens of the counties of Kanawha, Cabell, and Mason, respectfully represent to the general assembly, that the formation of a new county... containing a territory extending about 25 miles from East to West, and about the same from N. to S. it embraces the great Kanawha Valley, for about 20 miles on S. side of river, and all of...

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Doddridge County Index Card Notes: To the general assembly of Virginia: The undersigned, citizens of Doddridge County, respectfully pray, that a company may be incorporated with power to construct a railroad from the town of Parkersburg to some point on or near Tygart's Valley or Cheat River, and with authority, should be said co. when organized deem it more expedient, to connect with the said railroad with the B&O RR. Xerox copy Purchase. Va. State...

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Kanawha County Index Card Notes: To the general assembly of Virginia: The Undersigned citizens of Kanawha County Respectfully Represent to your honorable body, that the public convenience and prosperity, as well as their own would be greatly promoted by the erection of a bridge across elk river...etc...The Charleston and Point Pleasant turnpike road crosses Elk River, at the point where the proposed bridge would be erected...etc...the undersigned pray that a joint...