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Jefferson County.

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Jefferson County Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0382
Overview

Court case papers, 1802-1913, and county record books, 1830-1905; included are records for retail merchandising, 1884-1894, in Jefferson County. A partial name and subject index to the case papers and a checklist of the bound volumes are available.

Dates: 1802-1913
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Jefferson County, Charles Town, Old Opera House, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3356
Overview

Clippings and programs regarding history of the Old Opera House in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Dates: 1976-1995
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Jefferson County Court Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2447
Scope and Contents

This collection includes the tax book (1871) for Averill Township in Jefferson County, West Virginia; the tax book for Bolivar and Harpers Ferry Township, Jefferson County, 1871; and the Registrar's list of voters, precinct 1 Harpers Ferry (Oak Grove), Jefferson County, 1910.

Dates: 1871, 1910
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Brown (1800-1859) Clippings

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0335
Overview Clippings and illustrations regarding abolitionist and activist John Brown, who led a raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859, precipitating the American Civil War. Includes: 1) facsimile of a page of the newspaper "Independent Democrat" of Charlestown, Virginia from 10-25-1859 including article giving an account of the raid by John Brown; 2) facsimile of a page of the newspaper "Daily Enquirer" of Richmond, Virginia from 11-21-1859 including copy of Brown's petition for a writ of error in his trial;...
Dates: 1859, 1909
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Brown Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0336
Scope and Contents

Photostat copies of court records from the 13th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Jefferson County, (W) Va., relating to the trial of John Brown and the others for the raid on Harper's Ferry.

Dates: 1859-1860
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Brown Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1475
Scope and Contents

Letter from Brown's cousin, Luther Humphrey, dated Windham, Portage Co, O. November 12, 1859 extolling Brown's course of action; Brown's reply, dated Charlestown, Jefferson Co, Va., November 19, 1859, in which he upholds the righteousness of his cause.

Dates: 1859
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Katherine M. Hunter, Compiler, Local Histories and Genealogies

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Collection Number: A&M 2885
Scope and Contents Local historians and genealogies from West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle (Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan counties), compiled by researcher Katy Hunter. Most of the papers consist of Hunter's notes made from sources in courthouses, libraries and historical societies. Also included is correspondence between Hunter and clients seeking historical information. The correspondence and notes are bound into fifty-eight notebooks, for which there is an index in the inventory folder. In addition to the...
Dates: 1948-1974
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Logan Osborne Family and Business Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2941
Overview A ledger and financial records of Logan Osborne (1836-39) also containing the will of Balamm Osborne. The ledger contains accounts of an assortment of general store goods from perishables such as food and candles to durable goods such as tools and carriages. There are Osborne family deeds, land contracts and letters about family matters and debt (1808-89). There are early nineteenth century state bank script from Louisiana, Virginia, and North Carolina. There are land indentures and legal...
Dates: 1761-1982
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Farm and Physician Account Books

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2997
Overview Four account books of financial, medical and farm records of the Springdale Farm of Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, kept by Martha Banks and doctors I.S. Tanner and George Washington Banks. Account book, 1855-1867, records payments made on accounts. It is organized according to date and lists the name of the customer and receipt of payment. Account book 1858-1866 also documents payments made on accounts, but it is organized in alphabetical order. The farm account book of...
Dates: 1841-1866
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Slaves and Slavery Legal Documents

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2078
Overview Five court documents from Frederick County, Maryland, and Jefferson County, Virginia, mostly regarding slavery and manumission. They consist of: declaration by Christian Kemp of the removal of Negro Joseph from Berkeley County, Virginia to Frederick County, Maryland (January 13, 1797); affidavit of Philip Coblentz affirming manumission of Negro Mathew, Frederick County, Maryland (August 20, 1811); deed of bill of sale between William P. Craighill, William Little, Samuel Brown, and Samuel...
Dates: 1797-1829
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center