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Point Pleasant, Battle of, W. Va., 1774.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

E.C. Smith, Student, Diary Regarding Experiences While at West Virginia University

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5125
Scope and Contents Diary by E.C. Smith, a student at West Virginia University (WVU), regarding his experiences in 1874. Activities documented include academic (preparing papers, Greek and Latin studies, reading Charles Darwin, etc.), literary society (elections, debates, recitations), military cadet (drills, lectures, marching), and Methodist Episcopal Church events (including sermons and other activities). He also attended a commencement (June 18). Recreational and social activities are also recorded,...
Dates: 1874

Violette S. Machir, Compiler, Revolutionary War Pension Applications and Genealogies (Mason County)

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2587
Scope and Contents

Transcriptions of six Revolutionary War pension applications from the Mason County Order Book 1828-1833. Also contains genealogies from Mason County families, including the Somerville, Edwards, Lemaster, Lewis, Long, etc. Contains numerous obituaries from Mason County. Several articles and newspaper clippings written about Mason County topics including the Battle of Point Pleasant, Presbyterian Church (Point Pleasant), the Silver Bridge Disaster, etc.

Dates: 1828-1995