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Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Ohio County Index Card Notes: To the honorable the senate and house of delegates of VA. In the general assembly met. The memorial of the undersigned inhabitants of Ohio County respectfully represents, that on Dec. 8th 1832, an act was passed by the legislature selecting commissioners to select a county seat for Ohio Co. They selected Elizabethtown and laid out and obtained the ground for said purpose. But the court, under bias for the interest of Wheeling, have...

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Berkeley County Index Card Notes: Petition. To the honorable, the general assembly of Virginia: The undersigned citizens of Berkeley County, beg leave to present to your attention a series of grievances... there is but one good highway we travel formidable distances to get to our courts and elections... there are many large mt. streams to cross... we need our election precincts nearer to home... we pray you grant a separate election district...etc. Xerox copy...

Scope and Contents Content Warning: this broadside contains content discussing the enforcement of chattel slavery. Place of Publication: Jefferson County Index Card Notes: To the legislature of VA.: The memorial of sundry citizens of Jefferson County, assembled at Charlestown, respectfully sheweth: That your petitioners are owners of slaves, the rightful property which is sanctioned by time, constitution and laws of this state... they would respectfully suggest the propriety of asking of congress the...

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Place of Publication: Wood County
Index Card Notes: Memorial. To the honorable, the senate and house of delegates of the state of Virginia.
The undersigned memorialists, residing in the town of Parkersburg and its vicinity, believing that the establishment of a bank in this town would greatly advance the commerce, the agriculture and mechanical arts of this section of the state.
Xerox copy Purchase. Va. State Library 10/29/74
Subject(s): Bank.

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Preston County Index Card Notes: To the Hon. The Senate and House of Delegates of VA.: The undersigned citizens of Preston, Monogalia and Tyler, respectfully represent, that the engineer has commenced and completed, from the eastern boundary of Preston County, to Morgantown, the survey and location of the road from the mouth of Fishing Creek Brandonville... We therefore ask, that you make an appropriation to this work in aid of the funds raised by the people...

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Brooke County Index Card Notes: To the honorable, the General Assembly of Virginia: Your memorialists, humbly praying, beg leave respectfully to represent; that: whereas, a very large proportion of the farmers of Brooke County have invested their capital in, and directed their attention to the wool growing business... the wool growers are subjected to previous and heavy losses due to depredations of dogs and hounds, which are permitted to run loose. Xerox Copy....

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Place of Publication: Parkersburg, Wood County
Index Card Notes: Signed: James H. Neale,... [and eleven others.] Text begins: Sir--The undersigned, a committee... Parkersburg group interested in securing the western terminus of the B&O railroad.

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Place of Publication: Martinsburg, Berkeley County
Index Card Notes: To my fellow citizens of the county of Berkeley. 2cols. Signed: Edward Colston. Caption title. Declines nomination for the legislature. Bottom of 2d colo signed: Many Voters. Call for Whigs to meet and nominate another candidate. Photostat copy.
Loan. Delf Norona 1936 Oct 26 A&M 912.

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Place of Publication: Lynchburg, Virginia
Index Card Notes: Circular to the Stockholders of the James River and Kanawha Company. one... black & white broadside announcing the resolutions adopted at a meeting of the President and Directors... held in... Lynchburg on Friday the 30th September 1836,... W.B. Chittenden, Secretary. Uknown, unknown.

Scope and Contents Place of Publication: Harrison County Index Card Notes: To the General Assembly of Virginia: The undersigned, citizens of Monongalia, Harrison and Lewis Counties respectfully represent that the trade in lumber and products on the Monongahela & West Fork, have increased on the past few years... the obstruction caused by erecting dams across the river is a great evil and damage is often sustained to rafts and boats descending; if the dams were removed and winged dams made in the...