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Leven Powell papers, 1774/1806

0.85 Linear Feet
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This collection is largely comprised of the correspondence of Leven Powell, who served in American Revolutionary War as well as the Virginia House of Delegates, and the U. S. House of Representatives.

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Leven Powell papers, 1774/1806 0.85 Linear Feet

Wayne Rickert collection of founders' autographs, 1770/1831

41 Sheets (2 boxes)
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The collection contains 41 manuscripts dating 1770-1831. Many of the manuscripts date from the era of the American Revolution, and several are directly relevant to the course of the war. Among the documents are single letters by John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette, James Madison, John Marshall, James Monroe, Paul Revere, and George Washington, as well as letters and other documents that include the signatures of signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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Wayne Rickert collection of founders' autographs, 1770/1831 41 Sheets (2 boxes)

William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers, 1770/1945, bulk 1770/1857

0.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 1/2 in. (2 unboxed scrapbooks)
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The papers of Colonel William McCleery of Morgantown, a Revolutionary War veteran, attorney, county clerk, prosecuting attorney, representative from Monongalia County to the Federal Constitutional Convention, founder of the Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, and landholder and purchasing agent. The papers include correspondence, typescripts, land records, and some printed materials. Much of the correspondence is between McCleery and his agent, Benjamin Oden of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, regarding a debt owed McCleery by General Henry Lee. Later letters to Matthew Gay concern the purchase, operation, and sale of the Monongalia Iron Works, and landholdings in Ohio and Indiana. The typescripts include sketches of McCleery, Isabelle Stockton McCleery, John Minor, and James Swan. Correspondents include William Shinn and James and John Swan. Other letters are by or mention Aaron Burr, William Haymond, Thomas Jefferson, Zackquill Morgan, and John Rutherford.
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William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers, 1770/1945, bulk 1770/1857 0.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 1/2 in. (2 unboxed scrapbooks)

Wilson and Stribling Families Papers, 1781/1934

1.25 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)
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Correspondence, clippings, land papers, and other records of James Wilson, an attorney in Wood County, ca.1800-1820; Robert M. Stribling and other members of the Stribling family in Mason County, 1821-ca.1909; and James A. and Otis Young, ca.1900-1934, in Mason County. A pocket diary of James Wilson gives information on his law practice in Kanawha, Monongalia, and Wood counties in 1804.
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Wilson and Stribling Families Papers, 1781/1934 1.25 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)

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