Gideon Draper Camden Correspondence

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West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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Morgantown, WV 26506
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Gideon Draper Camden Correspondence, A&M 2167, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)
Abstract:
Correspondence to Judge Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) of Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. Camden was a lawyer, Democratic politician, member of the Virginia Convention of 1850-1851, circuit judge, and state senator (1872-1876). The letters discuss antebellum Virginia politics, legal cases, land deals, banking, river improvement, personal business, and family relations. Correspondents include George W. Berlin, Johnson Newlon Camden, R.P. Camden, John S. Carlile, John A. Dille, John Hall, A.F. Haymond, George A. Jackson, John J. Jackson Jr., Z. Jacob, B.H. Lurty, Peter G. Van Winkle, Benjamin Wilson, and Samuel Woods. See inventory in control folder.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Gideon Draper Camden Correspondence, A&M 2167, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

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