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John W. Mason (1842-1917) Papers regarding Virginia Debt and Other Material
Letters and pamphlets of judge John W. Mason (1842-1917) chiefly concerning the Virginia Debt question. Mason was a circuit court and state Supreme Court judge, member of the Virginia State Debt Commission, and commissioner of Internal Revenue. There are also records of cases heard by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals while John W. Mason was a member of that body. For contents list, please see Scope and Content Note. For list of pamphlets, please see control folder.
John W. Rine, Collector, Stories, Jokes, Recipes
Storied , letters, limericks, jokes, and recipes written or collected by John W. Rine and his wife Edna. Includes 49 different jokes, Riddles, Limericks, or humorous stories, and about 36 different recipes from the Rine Kitchen.
John W. Watson, Letter and Handbill
A typewritten letter concerning an alleged business failure in Terra Alta, WV. Also a sheet printed during the 1890 election campaign when Watson was running on the Democrat ticket (for an unspecified office), attempting to refute alleged lies about Watson.
John Wade Kidwell Family, African Missionary Correspondence of Dorothy E. O'Neal
John Wade Kidwell Family Papers
John Wade Kidwell, Papers Regarding the Game Conservation Institute
John Wade Kidwell, Records and Photos Regarding Civilian Conservation Corps Work
John Wells Family Papers
Postcards, letters, and miscellaneous family papers comprise this collection which focuses upon a Tyler County family. The numerous artistic and humorous postcards were mostly sent to Alice Wells as a young woman. Other papers include information about farming and education at the turn-of-the-century. Assorted postmarks from West Virginia post offices (many defunct) and postage stamps highlight the collection.
John Wharton, Student
1828 holograph letter from J.A. Wharton, Stevensburg, VA to his son, John, at medical school in Philadelphia. Discusses mainly family matters and fatherly advice on managing money. Also includes entrance card to clinical lectures at University of Edinburgh dated May 14, 1805, signed by D. Rutherford for Mr. John Wharton.
John William Beall (1721-1814) Class List
Photocopy of a page from a 1751 London book of maps on which in 1779, John William Beall listed his scholars in a short term subscription school. The school was taught in a cabin at the mouth of Buffalo Creek (Buffalo Station) near Fairmont. This is thought to have been the first school taught in what is now West Virginia west of the Allegheny Mountains. There is also a letter from Glenn D. Lough giving information on the class list.