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Kanawha Valley.

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers Regarding General Joseph A.J. Lightburn and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1379
Overview

Materials collected by Roy Bird Cook regarding General Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn. Includes letters sent to Dr. Bird regarding General Lightburn and the Lightburn family, newspaper clippings regarding Lightburn and the Civil War in West Virginia, two maps, a pamphlet, and other material. See the "Historical Note" for further information about General Lightburn.

Dates: 1774-1960; Majority of material found within 1939-1960

William B. Maxwell, Historical Narratives Regarding James Craik and Kanawha Valley Lands of George Washington

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3742
Overview Two historical narratives authored by William B. Maxwell, a real estate lawyer in Kanawha County, West Virginia. One concerns the history of Kanawha valley lands from ca. 1770 to ca. 1830, focusing first on the acquisition and management of these lands by George Washington and his friend James Craik, a military surgeon, and then by Craik's son, who was also named James. Other land claimants mentioned include Colonel John Lewis and Captain John Dickinson of Dunmore's War, and members of the...
Dates: 2010