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He went to Wheeling, [West] Virginia at age 17 to study law with his relative, Daniel Lamb, Esq. He then moved to Springfield, Illinois, and practiced law. On 22 May 1849, Cranmer was married to Oella Zane, daughter of Daniel Zane. In 1850, he returned to Wheeling. He served as president of the Antietam National Cemetery Association at the time that the burial ground was turned over to the national government. He was also judge of the Municipal Court of Wheeling for 8 years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCranmer was a member of the General Assembly of Virginia from Ohio County during the session of 1855-1856. He was a delegate to and secretary of the First Wheeling Convention. He was made secretary of the First Session of the Second Wheeling Convention, and was clerk of the House of Delegates of the \"Restored Government of Virginia.\" Cranmer was also the custodian of the manuscript proceedings, journals, and other documents of the two Conventions. 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He served as president of the Antietam National Cemetery Association at the time that the burial ground was turned over to the national government. He was also judge of the Municipal Court of Wheeling for 8 years.","Cranmer was a member of the General Assembly of Virginia from Ohio County during the session of 1855-1856. He was a delegate to and secretary of the First Wheeling Convention. He was made secretary of the First Session of the Second Wheeling Convention, and was clerk of the House of Delegates of the \"Restored Government of Virginia.\" Cranmer was also the custodian of the manuscript proceedings, journals, and other documents of the two Conventions. Cranmer's home on Wheeling Island was flooded in 1884, which likely destroyed all of the manuscripts. It is possible that the Convention proceedings were shipped to Alexandria, Virginia, in the 1860s, but if that is the case, they have been lost. 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History of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia Papers; 1787-1895, undated; box 2.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes Cranmer's handwritten notes, drafts of articles, copies of documents, and letters solicited by him regarding the history of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor additional information on the history of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia, see \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHistory of Wheeling City and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens\u003c/emph\u003e, edited and compiled by Gibson Lamb Cranmer (Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Genealogy Society, [1994], or Chicago, Ill.: Biographical Publishing Company, 1902). 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Series 1 includes manuscript narratives and correspondence describing events of the West Virginia statehood movement, written by eyewitnesses at the request of Gibson L. Cranmer. Manuscript authors include John S. Burdett, John S. Carlile, Daniel Frost, Lewis Ruffner, and Benjamin Wilson. Series 2 includes Cranmer's handwritten notes, drafts of articles, copies of documents, and letters solicited by him regarding the history of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Papers regarding West Virginia statehood and the history of Wheeling and Ohio County compiled by Judge Gibson L. Cranmer (1826-1903) of Wheeling, West Virginia, who served as secretary of the Wheeling Convention that repudiated Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861. Series 1 includes manuscript narratives and correspondence describing events of the West Virginia statehood movement, written by eyewitnesses at the request of Gibson L. Cranmer. Manuscript authors include John S. Burdett, John S. Carlile, Daniel Frost, Lewis Ruffner, and Benjamin Wilson. Series 2 includes Cranmer's handwritten notes, drafts of articles, copies of documents, and letters solicited by him regarding the history of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_9eaa8621db08f2bd2260da54fa8f69aa\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Dated from the House of Representatives on December 20, 1852, the letter is addressed to \"My Dear Sir.\" Letcher writes of having recently \"sold Mr Rodgers warrant for $35.50 to D. Rowland\" and of having made inquiries at the pension office, as requested. He then discusses the many applicants in the city, seeking federal office, following the recent presidential election. \"The son-in-law of Govr [Joseph] Johnson,\" he writes, is making a desperate effort.\" Letcher also notes the widespread speculation regarding the selection of a new cabinet by the president-elect (Franklin Pierce). Letcher closes by conveying his regards to \"Mrs. Shands.\" In a postscript, Letcher asks that Waitman and Maupin send his papers to him in Washington.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of a single letter from Virginia Congressman (1851-1859) and future Virginia Governor John Letcher. 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