Collection: Allen Family Papers, 1766/1933 / Date range: 1836 - ARVAS Search Results

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Allen Family Papers, 1766/1933 31 Linear Feet 31 ft. (72 document cases, 5 in. each); (8 unboxed ledgers, 12 in.)

Allen family

Personal and business correspondence, legal papers, ledgers, family records, and other papers of the Allen family of Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. Also includes papers of members of the Barr, Weibley, Taylor, and Gamble families. The majority of the collection includes personal and business correspondence, legal papers, and financial records of Judge James W.F. Allen (1813/12/03 - 1875/07/16), a Hardy County lawyer, Jacksonian Democrat, and Circuit Court Judge in Hardy and Grant Counties (active ca. 1852-1865, 1872-1875). Also includes the papers of Allen's second wife, Caroline Williams Allen (d. 1907), several of Allen's children, and other related people, and a large group of 19th century advertising memorabilia. See Scope and Content Note for more information.

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Business Correspondence, 1828/1857 Box S6/Box 1, Folder 1

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Deeds and Proclamations, Receipts and Contracts for Slaves -- Legal and J.P. Papers, 1835/1857 Box S6/Box 3, Folder 3

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Financial Ledgers, 1833/1855 Box S6/Box 4, Folder 3

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Financial Records -- Financial Ledgers, 1802/1843 Box S1/Box 20, Folder 1

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Legal Papers, 1792/1869 Box S1/Box 13, Folder 1

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Legal Papers, 1836/1838 Box S1/Box 4, Folder 2

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Legal Papers -- Deeds, 1791/1854 Box S1/Box 11, Folder 3

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Legal Papers -- Indentures, 1794/1906 Box S1/Box 11, Folder 4

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Miscellaneous (includes John Jenkins, Revolutionary War Bounty Land [June 13, 1837]), 1831/1837 Box S1/Box 14, Folder 10

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