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Abram Marsh, Soldier, Civil War Letter From Hospital
Photostat copy of a letter written by Abram Marsh, a Union soldier, to his sisters in West Virginia, dated 11 October 1864. Marsh had been wounded and was writing from the field hospital at Sandy Hook, Maryland. Marsh writes of his homesickness, his slowly improving health, and his desire for news from home.
A.C.L. Gatewood Papers
Adam W. Johnson, Soldier, Letter
Adam W. Johnson was a member of the 60th Virginia Infantry, the third regiment in the Wise Legion, during the Civil War. Letter from Johnson to his family was written from Meadow Bluff in Greenbrier County, Virginia, on 23 October 1861. Johnson comments on his health, food, field conditions, where the unit has marched, his need for paper and boots, and his regimental commander.
Adamston Flat Glass Factory, Glass Cutting Tool
Adolphus DeBussey, Soldier, Civil War Letters
Agnes Smith (1906-1994), Author, Literary Manuscripts
Literary manuscripts authored by Agnes Clifford Smith, an award winning author of two published children's books and a published book of essays. The collection includes short stories, a novella, a play, and other material. There are also two short story manuscripts by West Virginia author Melville Davisson Post. This collection is unprocessed. See scope and content note for more detail.
Agra Bennett, Papers Regarding Estate and Residence
Papers regarding Agra Bennett (also known as Mrs. Agra Bennett McKinley and Agra B. Williams), a member of a prominent West Virginia family and the sister of WWI pilot Louis Bennett, Jr. Includes a copy of her will (1968) and a copy of the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (1984) for her residence in Wheeling, West Virginia, the Johnson Camden McKinley House or "Willow Glen". See "Historical Note" for further information.