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Jacob Williamson Marshall (b.1830) Papers
James Barbour, Governor, Land Grant to Jacob Bumgarner in Harrison County
James E. Heath, Auditor, Listings of Delinquent Lands in Western Virginia
Listings of delinquent lands issued by James E. Heath, Auditor of Virginia. Contains printed documents pertaining to Kenawha County [Kanawha County] (1832), Greenbrier County (1833), Nicholas County (1833), Ohio County (1833), Pocahontas County (1833), and Preston County (1833).
James M. Goff, Preston County Real Estate Papers
These real estate papers of Preston Co. resident, James M. Goff, include deeds, an 1838 Virginia land grant, an 1881 agreement for the operation of a stave mill, promissory notes, leases, a postage agreement, mineral rights agreements, and one letter. Also included is a Singer Sewing Machine rental agreement, and primary election ballots for the 1896 and 1900 Republican races in Preston County. The collection deals mostly with the Big Sandy Creek area of Preston County.
James Maury and John Lewis, Virginia Land Warrant
Virginia Land Office Treasury Warrant number 20,588 issued to James Maury and John Lewis for tract of 1000 acres for sum of 1600 pounds, 10 November 1783 (original).
James William Kuykendall Papers
Papers of a land surveyor from Hardy County include family and business correspondence, 1888-1926; letters from George Benson Kuykendall on family genealogy, 1911-1914; Kuykendall's correspondence as a member of the county board of education, 1908-1915; account books, diaries, surveying notes, Sunday school class book, 1876-1923; and plats, surveys, and deeds of land in the Hardy-Grant County area.
John Archer, Two Letters regarding Tracts of Land on the Gauley River, Greenbrier County
This collection consists of two letters signed by John Archer. One of the letters is not dated and the other letter is dated 19 August 1786. These letters relate to the quality of 2 tracts of land each 4000 acres on the waters of the Gauley River, Greenbrier County, Virginia. The surveys which were conducted by John Archer were requested by Adonijah Matthews and William Morrow.
John L. Johnston, Author, Typescript regarding Ice's Ferry History and Genealogy
Six page typescript by John L. Johnston, 1920, titled "Historical Notes, Ice's Ferry." Covering the time span of 1758-1920, the narrative locates and describes early settlements; roads; forts; Indian trails, villages and tribes; industries; the land office; and men and families prominent in the development of Monongalia County. Mention is made of the proposed construction of the dam and recreation area on the Cheat River.
John Morton Ledgers
Diaries, account books, and a surveyor's handbook belonging to John Morton, a farmer of Hollidays Cove, Brooke County, West Virginia. The surveyor's book includes lessons on logarithm, geometry, plane trigonometry, and surveying. The diaries and account books record Morton's life and significant events of the period. There is also an undated land deed, a property list of Morton's father, John Morton, and some genealogical information.
John Rogers (1786-1864) Papers
This collection embraces business letters, bills, receipts, notes, orders, checks, and personal correspondence of John Rogers, who was a pioneer merchant and iron manufacturer in Monongalia County, Virginia, during the first half of the nineteenth century.