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Great Kanawha Coal, Oil, & Metallurgic Company Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2117
Overview
The collection consists of correspondence and legal papers concerning 9,580 acres in Kanawha County, West Virginia, on Cabin and Slaughter creeks, mentioning coal and railroad possibilities, interest rates, livestock breeding and costs, and organization of the company.
Dates:
1866-1894
Wilson-Lewis Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2135
Overview
Papers relating to the Wilson, Lewis, and Ruffner families of Prince Edward County, Virginia, Kanawha County, [West] Virginia, St. Charles County, Missouri, and Fairfield County, Ohio. Correspondence between Nathaniel V. Wilson and Dr. Goodridge Wilson, concerning land purchases, preparation for the settlement of the family, care of livestock, employment of slaves, salt making and marketing, and the market price of salt. Other members of the family migrated to St. Charles County, Missouri,...
Dates:
circa 1693-1942 and undated