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College of William and Mary

Southampton County, Va. Letters and Papers, 1798/1897

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Contains letters, bills, receipts, business accounts, and miscellaneous personal writings of the Laine and Travis families of Southampton County, Va. The bulk of the collection concerns the business and general financial affairs of the Laine family, particularly Jeremy and Miles Laine. It also contains several short personal writings of the Travis family, who were the final owners of Nat Turner prior to his rebellion. This includes the names and birthdays of many members of the family shortly before 1831. Also featured is a letter discussing an enslaved girl asking to be resold to her previous owner as well as the business agreements of several "Free Negroes," including the apprenticeship indenture of a boy who was involved in Virginia's placement program for illegitimate children. This collection also contains correspondence with the United States Pension Agency and various nineteenth century advertisements.

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Southampton County, Va. Letters and Papers, 1798/1897 1.00 Linear Feet

Laine Family

Contains letters, bills, receipts, business accounts, and miscellaneous personal writings of the Laine and Travis families of Southampton County, Va. The bulk of the collection concerns the business and general financial affairs of the Laine family, particularly Jeremy and Miles Laine. It also contains several short personal writings of the Travis family, who were the final owners of Nat Turner prior to his rebellion. This includes the names and birthdays of many members of the family shortly before 1831. Also featured is a letter discussing an enslaved girl asking to be resold to her previous owner as well as the business agreements of several "Free Negroes," including the apprenticeship indenture of a boy who was involved in Virginia's placement program for illegitimate children. This collection also contains correspondence with the United States Pension Agency and various nineteenth century advertisements.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

South Carolina Papers, 1795/1867

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This collection consists of papers from South Carolina, including: two letters, January 11 and January 14, 1865, from Major General Joseph Wheeler to General Braxton Bragg; printed 1833 broadside of a restrictive bill concerning slavery in South Carolina; other Civil War documents.

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South Carolina Papers, 1795/1867 1 Files

Wheeler, Joseph

This collection consists of papers from South Carolina, including: two letters, January 11 and January 14, 1865, from Major General Joseph Wheeler to General Braxton Bragg; printed 1833 broadside of a restrictive bill concerning slavery in South Carolina; other Civil War documents.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Southeastern West Virginia Historical Records, Civil War Letters and Other Material, 1825/1933, bulk 1833/1863

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 3/4 in. (3 folders)
Records relating to the history of southeastern West Virginia. Most of the items in the collection relate to Greenbrier and/or Monroe County. Includes antebellum (1833-1850; 7 items), Civil War (1861-1863; 4 items), and postbellum (1886-1933; 9 items) materials. Antebellum material includes a land suit, an estate report and schedule, other financial documents, and personal letter. Civil War material includes four letters authored by Confederate soldiers. Two of these letters describe the battle of Carnifex Ferry. Family names Sharitz and Yonce appear in three of the letters. Postbellum material includes pharmacy receipts, personal letters, programs, and a photograph.
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Southeastern West Virginia Historical Records, Civil War Letters and Other Material, 1825/1933, bulk 1833/1863 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 3/4 in. (3 folders)

Records relating to the history of southeastern West Virginia. Most of the items in the collection relate to Greenbrier and/or Monroe County. Includes antebellum (1833-1850; 7 items), Civil War (1861-1863; 4 items), and postbellum (1886-1933; 9 items) materials. Antebellum material includes a land suit, an estate report and schedule, other financial documents, and personal letter. Civil War material includes four letters authored by Confederate soldiers. Two of these letters describe the battle of Carnifex Ferry. Family names Sharitz and Yonce appear in three of the letters. Postbellum material includes pharmacy receipts, personal letters, programs, and a photograph.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Spencer and Alston G. Dayton Family Papers, 1801/1948

0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Business and legal correspondence of Spencer Dayton including letters describing the state legislature of 1872; college correspondence, biographical sketches, testimonials, and memorials of Alston G. Dayton. Other A. G. Dayton material includes papers and letters dealing with his support of the "Big Navy " program in congress and his tour of the British Naval Yards in 1903. There are several family letters including his last letters to his wife. The rest of the collection contains material on family genealogy and history including papers of Adam See, 1801-1837, a Randolph county lawyer and member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention, typescript volume , "Records of the See family of Virginia," by T. J. J. See (1913). Correspondents include H. G. Davis, David Goff, Charles Ambler and T. J. J. See. A detailed paper guide to this collection can be found in the control folder for A&M 0052. An electronic copy of the same guide is available through a curator at the History Center.
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Spencer and Alston G. Dayton Family Papers, 1801/1948 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Dayton, Spencer
Business and legal correspondence of Spencer Dayton including letters describing the state legislature of 1872; college correspondence, biographical sketches, testimonials, and memorials of Alston G. Dayton. Other A. G. Dayton material includes papers and letters dealing with his support of the "Big Navy " program in congress and his tour of the British Naval Yards in 1903. There are several family letters including his last letters to his wife. The rest of the collection contains material on family genealogy and history including papers of Adam See, 1801-1837, a Randolph county lawyer and member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention, typescript volume , "Records of the See family of Virginia," by T. J. J. See (1913). Correspondents include H. G. Davis, David Goff, Charles Ambler and T. J. J. See. A detailed paper guide to this collection can be found in the control folder for A&M 0052. An electronic copy of the same guide is available through a curator at the History Center.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. (1912-1962), Politician, Papers, 1956/1962

4.4 Linear Feet 4 ft. 4 3/4 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 folder, 3/4 in.)

Correspondence, speeches, and newspaper clippings of a West Virginia Republican chairman, U.S. senator (serving in 1958), and member of the 1960 Republican National Convention platform committee.

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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Squire Bosworth, Physician, Papers, 1786/1964

1.5 Linear Feet 1 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in. each)
The day book and papers of Dr. Squire Bosworth and family. Squire Bosworth was one of the earliest physicians of Randolph County, and his day book records details of his medical practice indicating common procedures and remedies as well as charges and costs during the early nineteenth century. Bosworth was also a deputy and county clerk of Randolph County, and included among the papers are court documents. Along with his son, Squire Newton Bosworth, the family acquired interests in landholding which is reflected in deeds, surveys, correspondence and tax receipts from Texas and West Virginia. Among the correspondence is an 1885 letter from William L. Wilson surveying his Congressional re-election possibilities.
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Squire Bosworth, Physician, Papers, 1786/1964 1.5 Linear Feet 1 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in. each)

Bosworth, Squire.
The day book and papers of Dr. Squire Bosworth and family. Squire Bosworth was one of the earliest physicians of Randolph County, and his day book records details of his medical practice indicating common procedures and remedies as well as charges and costs during the early nineteenth century. Bosworth was also a deputy and county clerk of Randolph County, and included among the papers are court documents. Along with his son, Squire Newton Bosworth, the family acquired interests in landholding which is reflected in deeds, surveys, correspondence and tax receipts from Texas and West Virginia. Among the correspondence is an 1885 letter from William L. Wilson surveying his Congressional re-election possibilities.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Stanton C. Crawford, Collector, Papers, 1842/1964

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (2 folders)
Papers regarding the history of Pittsburgh, the Ohio Valley region, and the Crawford family collected by Stanton C. Crawford. Includes correspondence, notes, articles, genealogical material, a typed manuscript, an account book, and two photographs. Crawford's correspondence regards subjects such as literature, genealogy, and other topics. Genealogical material relates to the Crawford and allied families, including the Brown, Hodges, and Wilson families. The manuscript, by Crawford, is entitled "Pittsburgh as Viewed from Down River: Some Nineteenth Century Glimpses of the Growing City, Including a New Account of the 1884 Flood". The account book, kept by John A. Crawford of Holliday's Cove, Hancock County, West Virginia from 1864-1885, documents vending of goods such as flour, molasses, and tobacco, among other items.
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Stanton C. Crawford, Collector, Papers, 1842/1964 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (2 folders)

Crawford, Stanton C.
Papers regarding the history of Pittsburgh, the Ohio Valley region, and the Crawford family collected by Stanton C. Crawford. Includes correspondence, notes, articles, genealogical material, a typed manuscript, an account book, and two photographs. Crawford's correspondence regards subjects such as literature, genealogy, and other topics. Genealogical material relates to the Crawford and allied families, including the Brown, Hodges, and Wilson families. The manuscript, by Crawford, is entitled "Pittsburgh as Viewed from Down River: Some Nineteenth Century Glimpses of the Growing City, Including a New Account of the 1884 Flood". The account book, kept by John A. Crawford of Holliday's Cove, Hancock County, West Virginia from 1864-1885, documents vending of goods such as flour, molasses, and tobacco, among other items.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Sullivan Family Papers, 1800/1957

2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
This collection contains 19th century tax records and personal correspondence of the Sullivan family of Christiansburg, Virginia.
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Sullivan Family Papers, 1800/1957 2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Sullivan family (Virginia)
This collection contains 19th century tax records and personal correspondence of the Sullivan family of Christiansburg, Virginia.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Steamboats, 1819/1957

0 Linear Feet Summary: 3 items
A copy of a photograph of the Steamer Tinsie Moore, built in Wheeling, circa 1892, owned by the People's Line of Montgomery, Alabama. And a copy of Alabama Steamboats, 1819-1869, compiled by J. H. Scurggs, Jr., [Birmingham, Alabama, 1953?]. This list of boats built in Wheeling and in western PA. Also, a photostat negative copy of an autographed letter signed to Mr. Neville from Mrs. Tinsie Moore Tyson, 30 Sept 1957, Panama City, Florida concerning the history of the Steamboat "Tinsie Moore."
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Steamboats, 1819/1957 0 Linear Feet Summary: 3 items

A copy of a photograph of the Steamer Tinsie Moore, built in Wheeling, circa 1892, owned by the People's Line of Montgomery, Alabama. And a copy of Alabama Steamboats, 1819-1869, compiled by J. H. Scurggs, Jr., [Birmingham, Alabama, 1953?]. This list of boats built in Wheeling and in western PA. Also, a photostat negative copy of an autographed letter signed to Mr. Neville from Mrs. Tinsie Moore Tyson, 30 Sept 1957, Panama City, Florida concerning the history of the Steamboat "Tinsie Moore."
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Stephen B. Elkins Papers, 1841/1955

9.52 Linear Feet 9 ft. 6 1/4 in. (15 document cases, 5 in.); (8 large flat box cases, 3.5 in.); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3.5 in); (1 large flat storage box, 1.5 in); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in,); (1 reel of microfilm and 1 partial reel of microfilm shared with A&M 0591, 1.75 in. each) This collection shares a microfilm reel with another collection, A&M 0591. The extent of that reel is record in this collection, not A&M 0591.
Stephen Benton Elkins (b. 1841) represented West Virginia in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1895-1911. Prior to his Senate service, Elkins served in the Union Army during the Civil War as a captain in the Kansas Militia. He practiced law in the Territory of New Mexico in 1864 and served as a member of the Territorial House of Representatives, 1864-1865. He was the district attorney for the Territory from 1866-1867, and the United States district attorney for the Territory from 1867-1870. Around 1890, he founded and moved to the city of Elkins, WV. President Benjamin Harrison appointed him Secretary of War, 1891-1893. He died during his third Senate term in 1911 in Washington, DC. The Stephen B. Elkins collection includes speeches, maps, reports, photographs and other materials related to his political, business, and family affairs.
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Stephen B. Elkins Papers, 1841/1955 9.52 Linear Feet 9 ft. 6 1/4 in. (15 document cases, 5 in.); (8 large flat box cases, 3.5 in.); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3.5 in); (1 large flat storage box, 1.5 in); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in,); (1 reel of microfilm and 1 partial reel of microfilm shared with A&M 0591, 1.75 in. each) This collection shares a microfilm reel with another collection, A&M 0591. The extent of that reel is record in this collection, not A&M 0591.

Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911
Stephen Benton Elkins (b. 1841) represented West Virginia in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1895-1911. Prior to his Senate service, Elkins served in the Union Army during the Civil War as a captain in the Kansas Militia. He practiced law in the Territory of New Mexico in 1864 and served as a member of the Territorial House of Representatives, 1864-1865. He was the district attorney for the Territory from 1866-1867, and the United States district attorney for the Territory from 1867-1870. Around 1890, he founded and moved to the city of Elkins, WV. President Benjamin Harrison appointed him Secretary of War, 1891-1893. He died during his third Senate term in 1911 in Washington, DC. The Stephen B. Elkins collection includes speeches, maps, reports, photographs and other materials related to his political, business, and family affairs.

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