Salt industry and trade
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Kanawha County Salt Agreement
Lewis Family Papers
Luke Wilcox (1795-1854) Diary
Diary of Luke Wilcox, a Kanawha County farmer, merchant, salt well and furnace owner and operator, written in memorandum form except for scattered entries giving more information on specific subjects, such as the weather, churches and ministers, farm operation, travel, salt wells and furnaces, slaves, names of personal and business correspondents, coal, and land purchases. There is also an addendum regarding the Wilcox family bible. See "Scope and Contents" for additional information.
Nathaniel V. Wilson Correspondence
Letters to Wilson at Farmville, Virginia, and Charleston, West Virginia, from members of his family at: the University of Virginia; Lewisburg, West Virginia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Clarksville, Virginia. Includes references to family business affairs, the Ruffner-Donnally salt works at Charleston, purchase of slaves, and medical education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1836 and 1844.
Ruffner-Donnally and Company Records
Records of Ruffner-Donnally and Co., Kanawha Saline, W.Va. Includes 4 general merchandise Account books 1833-1877 (in the account book for 1838 are pasted C. N. Coleman and Co. receipts for 1885); 2 quarterly statements of receipts and disposition of salt by the Cincinnati Agency of Ruffner-Donnally and Co. for 1851-1852; 3 letter books 1853-1868. Collection also includes 1 bill of lading book, 1836-1862 and papers on "Kanawha Salines."
Twyman and Dickinson Families Papers
Letters from the Twyman and Dickinson families concerning family matters and personalities in the salt industry. Other items include a specie circular, several summonses, and payment on demand note.