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Shepherdstown (W. Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Bath-Shepherdstown Road Survey

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2646
Overview

Survey by Charles B. Shaw for the Board of Public Works of a road between Berkeley Springs, Morgan Co. and Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co. Provided are statistics on course and grade as well as surveying location. Also includes sketches of the route's lay of the land, including some natural features such as streams and man made features.

Dates: 1836

Bullets Recovered from the Civil War Battle of Shepherdstown

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4018
Overview

Ten bullets recovered from the site of the Battle of Shepherdstown, including a .69 caliber roundball from a smooth bore musket, a .44 caliber revolver bullet, an Enfield musket bullet, and seven three-ring rifled musket minie balls.

Dates: 1862

Charles H. Ambler (1876-1957) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0122
Scope and Contents Collection includes original copies of correspondence relating to Virginia and West Virginia, as well as newspaper clippings, photographs, and research notes. Events pertaining to the Civil War and the formation of West Virginia are covered. Among the most important items are the private correspondence of Waitman T. Willey (1835-1861 and 1866-1868); data pertaining to education in Mason County, West Virginia (1861-1875); typescript copies of letters of Samuel Woods (see also A&M 1445);...
Dates: 1834-1945

Gladys Link Hartzell, Collector, Account Books

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2326
Overview

Account books of John Sheetz (1842-1882) with some pages used to record the words to Confederate songs; Doctor's (N.D. Pairan's) account book, 1836-1838; William Martin's account book for a general store, 1777-1783; and two ledger books used as scrapbooks, containing mainly notices of deaths and marriages.

Dates: 1777-1885

Helen Goldsborough, Collector, Miscellaneous Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2327
Overview

Miscellaneous papers collected by Helen Goldsborough of Shepherdstown. Includes wills, deeds, broadsides, and some legal and personal papers of Edmund Lee.

Dates: ca. 1750-1820

Mrs. G.H. Fisher, Collector

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2379
Overview

Collection consists of assorted newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and brochures relating mostly to the history of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. See inventory folder for list of file folder headings.

Dates: 1920-1965

Shepherdstown-Hagerstown Road Logbook

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2260
Overview

Records of the Shepherdstown Lutheran Parish, including the Daybook of John David Young, an early pastor.

Dates: 1874-1876