Samuel Young Letters (photocopies)
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Samuel Young Letters (photocopies), A&M 2737, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0 Linear Feet Summary: 2 items
- Creator:
- Young, Samuel
- Abstract:
- Photostatic copies of two letters from Samuel Young to John Sharp, written in 1863 at Wheeling, West Virginia, where Mr. Young was representing Pocahontas County in the West Virginia legislature. The letters deal mostly with the appointment of Sharp as Adjutant of the 127th Reg., West Virginia Militia (Pocahontas County), and with West Virginia senatorial elections.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Samuel Young Letters (photocopies), A&M 2737, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Acquisition information:
- Gift from Alice R. Waugh and Jane Price Sharp, 1974.
- Physical location:
- West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Elections
West Virginia senatorial elections.
West Virginia legislators - Pocahontas County.
Pocahontas County - West Virginia legislators.
Civil War - West Virginia 127th Militia. - Names:
- West Virginia. Legislature
West Virginia. Militia. Regiment, 127th
West Virginia. Militia. Regiment, 127th
Young, Samuel
Sharp, John. - Places:
- Pocahontas County (W. Va.)
Wheeling (W. Va.)