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Alfred Beckley (1802-1888) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0041
Scope and Contents

Manuscript and transcription of a Deed for land in Mercer County, Virginia, dated July 1, 1837, and signed by Alfred Beckley and Edmund Lilly.

Dates: 1836

Anna Jarvis (1864-1948) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1439
Scope and Contents The bulk of these papers deal with Miss Jarvis' work as the founder of Mother's Day, her attempts to persuade state governors to issue proclamations to establish the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day, and her later protests against the commercialization of the holiday, as well as the efforts of other organizations to promote Mother's Day.There are a few papers of her father, Grandville E. Jarvis; some correspondence and legal papers concerned with the Jarvis coal and farm...
Dates: 1858-1943

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Typescript

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Collection Number: A&M 2320
Overview

A report to the real estate agent on properties held by the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad in Morgantown. Prepared by the B&O Office of the Geological Engineer, 18 October 1926. Includes photographs and a map of the properties.

Dates: 1926

Bayles Family Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0779
Overview Correspondence and genealogical notes of John C. Bayles of Morgantown relating to the histories of the Bayles, Vandervort and other Monongalia County families. Also included are materials on the history of West Virginia University buildings and the department of buildings and grounds, compiled by Mr. Bayles; originals and copies of wills, deeds, and land surveys in Monongalia County; an account book for general merchandise, Monongalia County, 1857-1859; newspaper clippings; photographs; a...
Dates: 1827-1945

Benjamin Trembly, Deed for Sale of Land in Preston County, West Virginia

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Collection Number: A&M 4001
Overview

Deed for the sale of land owned by Benjamin Trembly to John Trembly for 300 dollars. The land is described as being located in Monongalia County (now Preston County), along the bank of Big Sandy Creek. The document is described as both a deed (on the outside) and an indenture (in the main text).

Dates: 1812-1813

Berkeley County, Military Land Warrants Assignment

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Collection Number: A&M 3172
Overview

Document assigning David Gray's one-fourth interest in ten Virginia military land warrants to fellow resident of Berkeley County, Moses Hoge.

Dates: 1790

Berlin B. Chapman, Compiler, Scrapbook

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Collection Number: A&M 2229
Overview

Microfilmed copy of a scrapbook outlining the history of college debating in West Virginia, 1933-1941. The scrapbook was prepared by Dr. Chapman and the Fairmont State College debate teams. Original is in the Fairmont State College Library.

Dates: 1933-1941

Bill Dixon and Forest McClung, Collectors, Johnson and Simpson Family Land Deeds

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Collection Number: A&M 3554
Overview

Lands deeds assigned to William Simpson, William Johnson, and Benjamin Johnson in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri by U.S. Presidents Andrew Jackson, John Tyler, and Martin Van Buren. These items were found in the desk of E.W. McClung in a residence in Sinks Grove, West Virginia. One deed has an original signature of President Andrew Jackson.

Dates: 1829-1843

Blue Sulphur Springs Land Survey

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Collection Number: A&M 0549
Overview

A land survey of the property of the Blue Sulphur Springs Resort of Greenbrier County including land (24 acres), cabins, dining house and stables. Conducted by David Hanna, the survey was ordered by the Greenbrier County Superior Court in order to settle a transaction dispute regarding the sale of the property by Nancy Patterson and the heirs of James Patterson to Joseph Martin and Charles Carraway.

Dates: 1832

Braxton County Archives

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Collection Number: A&M 0789
Overview

Suit papers; record books of county officers; estate settlements; birth, marriage and death records; election returns; deeds and deed indexes; and land and tax records. There is also a volume of World War I records of Braxton County servicemen, and several account books of both the Holly River and Addison and the Midland railroads.

Dates: 1830-1953

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Land. 163
Surveyors and surveying. 38
Politics and government. 33
Monongalia County (W. Va.) 29
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 29
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Account books 28
Coal mining. 24
Lawyers - letters and papers. 22
Railroads 22
Morgantown (W. Va.) 21
Diaries and journals. 20
Harrison County (W. Va.) 20
Taxation 19
Education 17
Preston County (W. Va.) 17
Randolph County (W. Va.) 17
Land - deeds and grants. 15
Rivers and river valleys. 15
Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 15
Transportation 15
Church buildings 14
Petroleum industry and trade 14
Farms and farming. 13
Frontier and pioneer life 13
Lumber trade 13
Mills and mill-work 13
Slaves and slavery. 13
Genealogy 12
Maps. 12
Monongalia County - Land. 12
Elections 11
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 11
Land - Plats and surveys. 11
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 11
Coal mining - coal companies. 10
Estate settlements. 10
General stores 10
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 10
Roads. SEE ALSO Turnpikes. 10
Travel accounts. 10
Women's history -- 1850-1899 10
Hampshire County (W. Va.) 9
Marion County (W. Va.) 9
Universities and colleges 9
Agriculture 8
Clarksburg (W. Va.) 8
Court records 8
Hardy County (W. Va.) 8
Immigration. 8
Land records and papers. 8
Barbour County (W. Va.) 7
Birth, marriage, and death records. 7
Deeds and grants - Monongalia County. 7
Monongalia County - deeds and grants. 7
Ohio 7
Wheeling (W. Va.) 7
Civil War -- letters 6
Land records - surveys. 6
Missouri 6
Ohio County (W. Va.) 6
Pennsylvania 6
Taylor County (W. Va.) 6
Tucker County (W. Va.) 6
Women's history -- 1900-1929 6
Wood County (W. Va.) 6
Europe 5
Harrison County - Land records. 5
Indians of North America 5
Iron furnaces and iron industry. 5
Justices of the peace 5
Land - deeds, grants, and papers. 5
Maryland 5
Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine. 5
Nicholas County (W. Va.) 5
Ohio River Valley 5
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 5
Revolutionary War. 5
Salt industry and trade 5
Virginia 5
Webster County (W. Va.) 5
Women's history -- 1929-1950 5
Braxton County (W. Va.) 4
Cemeteries and cemetery readings 4
Charleston. 4
Cheat River (W. Va. and Pa.) 4
Gas industry 4
Judges - letters and papers. 4
Kentucky 4
Lewis County. 4
Livestock 4
Logan County. 4
Missionaries 4
Monroe County (W. Va.) 4
Parkersburg. 4
Pendleton County (W. Va.) 4
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 4
Religion. SEE ALSO Churches. 4
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 4
United States -- History -- War of 1812 4
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Names
Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891 11
Monongalia County (W.Va.) 7
West Virginia University 7
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 6
Debar, Joseph Hubert Diss. 6
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Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884 6
Goff, David, 1804?-1878 6
Lee, Henry, 1756-1818 6
Bennett, J.M. 5
Democratic Party (U.S.) 5
Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923 5
Hayman family 5
Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908 4
Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939 4
Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849 4
McGraw, John T. 4
Price, Samuel, 1805-1884 4
Rector, Enoch. 4
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 4
Van Meter family 4
Watson family 4
West Virginia. Legislature 4
Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896 3
Brown, John. 3
Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961 3
Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953 3
Edwards, William Henry. 3
Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911 3
Ice family 3
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 3
Mathews, Henry M. (Henry Mason), 1834-1884 3
Maxwell, Lewis, 1790-1862 3
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899 3
Preston County 3
United States. Congress. Senate 3
Van Meter, Isaac. 3
West Virginia. Constitutional Convention (1872) 3
Willey, Waitman T. (Waitman Thomas), 1811-1900 3
Wilson family 3
Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900 3
Beckley, Alfred, 1802-1888 2
Bell, Joseph. 2
Bennett, Jonathan M., 1816-1887 2
Boardman, Daniel 2
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 2
Calmes, George 2
Carpenter, Charles, 1889-1975 2
Cook family 2
Cunningham family 2
Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916 2
Dayton, Spencer 2
Deakins, Francis. 2
Debar, Joseph Hubert Diss (1820-1905) 2
Edwards, William Henry, 1822-1909 2
Fairmont and Palatine Bridge Company 2
Flanagan, William J. 2
Flanagan, William J. (b. 1838) 2
Fleischer family 2
Fleming family 2
Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1806-1863 2
Foulke, William Parker 2
Fox family 2
Fox, Vause. 2
Fox, William. 2
Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, Collector 2
Giles, Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike Company 2
Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933 2
Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920 2
Goodykoontz, Wells, 1872-1944 2
Green, Thomas. 2
Greenbrier County 2
Hacker, William Family 2
Hall family 2
Hansford, Felix G. 2
Hanway, Samuel 2
Harrison County (W. Va.) 2
Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962 2
Haymond, Luther 2
Haymond, Thomas. 2
Haymond, William. 2
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 2
Hoffman, John Stringer (1821-1877) 2
Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955 2
Hubbard family 2
Hubbard, C. D. (Chester Dorman), 1814-1891 2
Ice's Ferry 2
Jacob, John Jeremiah. 2
James River and Kanawha Turnpike Company 2
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 2
Johnston, John L. 2
Krebs, C. E. (Charles E.) 2
Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962 2
Kuykendall family 2
Kuykendall, James William 2
Laidley, James M. 2
Levassor, Eugene 2
Lewis family 2
Mason, J. M. 2
Mason, John W. 2
Moore, Arch A., Jr. (Arch Alfred), 1923-2015 2
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