Morgantown, WV - economic history.

Research notes and narrative relating to credit, real estate, marketing, and merchandising in Monongalia County and the surrounding area as reported in the Morgantown Weekly Post, 1885-1889. Prepared for a class in regional history at West Virginia University, 1974.

Letter from businessman Walter Brown to his business partner Benjamin Coates regarding Brown's trip to Morgantown, (West) Virginia, dated 13 June 1848. Brown describes his visit to Morgantown on business, including meetings with local businessmen, taking orders for cloth goods, and establishing business relationships. Morgantown businessmen mentioned include Mr. Dering, William Lazier, Mr. Chadwick, and Isaac Stiles, as well as Jonathan Haman of Fairmont.