Shepherdstown (W. Va.)

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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.

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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.

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);...

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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.

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

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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.

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Logbook for a toll road connecting Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and Hagerstown, Maryland, Containing records of payments made for road upkeep as well as tolls paid by farmers, freight haulers, and passengers.