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Maxwell Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0311
Scope and Contents
Papers of the Maxwell family, including correspondence, accounts, legal papers, pamphlets, and clippings. Correspondence (1863-1889) is comprised mostly of letters from Hu Maxwell, California, to Mrs. S.J. Maxwell. Subjects include mining, schools, size and social conditions of towns, ranches, weather and crop conditions, geographical oddities, Maxwell's personal living conditions, and his intentions concerning history publications. Other items include account book of Captain James L. White,...
Dates:
1851-1929, undated
Maxwell Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0010
Overview
Papers of Hu Maxwell (1860-1927), historian, editor, and author of several county histories of West Virginia, along with papers and records of other family members. There are manuscripts of fiction, verse, and local history written by Maxwell, as well as a number of his manuscripts and publications dealing with forestry which were prepared while he was a member of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Maxwell kept a diary during the years 1901-1919 while residing...
Dates:
ca. 1845-1950, 2017; Majority of material found within ca. 1845-1950
Mayme Hunter, Compiler, Local Histories and Genealogies
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2886
Scope and Contents
The Mayme Hunter papers consist of handwritten notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a few photographs, family ancestry record sheets, typescript and photostat copies. All the material concerns genealogy and local history of the Eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Family names documented include Dyche, Foutz, Hunter, Cox, Gustin, Strange, and others. A complete list can be found in the inventory to the collection.
Dates:
1945-1972
Maysville (Ky.) Receipts
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0938
Overview
Two receipts and one envelope related to dry goods and shipping in Maysville, Kentucky, in the mid-nineteenth century. A February 1858 receipt is for the purchase of rock house coal. A December 1869 receipt is for shipping unidentified goods from Cincinnati to Maysville.
Dates:
1858, 1869, and undated
McChesney Brothers, Civil War Letters
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2954
Overview
Five letters concerning the death of Lt. Robert McChesney. 1) St. George, VA, July 2, 1861 from Mary Lee; 2) Holly Wood, VA, Jan. 26, 1863 from Bie Hansbrough; 3) Staunton, VA, May 6, 1889 from W.D. Reynolds; 4) King's River, CA, Dec. 28, 1883 from H. Maxwell; 5) St. George, WV, 10 June 1884 from H. Maxwell. There is also a letter authored by Alexander McChesney, Warm Springs, February 22, 1864, addressed to his mother. Finally, there is a letter to Robert McChesney from his commanding...
Dates:
1853-1870
McClain Family, Brief Record of the Descendants of Henry McLain
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2417
Overview
A brief record of the descendants of Henry McClain, who came from Nelson County, Virginia, 1804, and settled on the West Fork of the Monongalia River in Lewis County.
Dates:
1801-1934
McClaugherty Family Civil War Letter and Financial Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1334
Overview
Several letters and financial papers of the McClaugherty family of Princeton, West Virginia, pertaining to family affairs, estate settlements, and the early years of the Civil War. An 1861 letter from George B. Schmitz of the 24th Virginia Infantry written to Hugh McClaugherty chiefly describes the battle of Bull Run in July 1861 and the status of Confederate troops after the battle. A February 1863 letter from Edward McClaugherty of the 17th Virginia Cavalry to his father, John...
Dates:
1841-1872
McColloch Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2038
Overview
Collection consists of photostatic copies of: Two land grants to John M'culloch, 1784; land grant to Van Swearengen, 1787; captaincy appointment for George M'Colloch, 1804; land grant to John Bukey, 1809; bill of goods purchased from the estate of John J. Jacob, 1848; memo of agreement between Zachariah Jacob, Isaac W. Mitchell and Mahala W. Jacob, 1849; agreement between Mahala W. Jacob, Zachariah Jacob and David L. Richardson, 1857; and a lieutenant commission for Samuel Sprigg Jacob,...
Dates:
1784-1861
McCoy and Hiner Families Genealogies
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1920
Overview
Genealogical materials of the McCoy and Hiner families. Includes wills, photographs, and correspondence. Also includes material on the Seybert and Vint families.
Dates:
1798-1944
McCoy Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0558
Overview
Business correspondence and papers, including land grants and deeds, 1761-1881, surveys, wills, and account books of William McCoy, Sr. and Jr., of Pendleton County. There are papers on the administration of estates; management of property in Mercer, Pendleton, and Randolph counties, and in Augusta and Highland counties, Virginia, for absentee owners; and on farm operations. There is material on the Central Bank of Virginia at Staunton; the Moorefield and North Branch Turnpike Company; and...
Dates:
1761-1903