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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Gibson Lamb Cranmer Papers regarding Statehood and Other Material

0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each)
Papers regarding West Virginia statehood and the history of Wheeling and Ohio County compiled by Judge Gibson L. Cranmer (1826-1903) of Wheeling, West Virginia, who served as secretary of the Wheeling Convention that repudiated Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861. Series 1 includes manuscript narratives and correspondence describing events of the West Virginia statehood movement, written by eyewitnesses at the request of Gibson L. Cranmer. Manuscript authors include John S. Burdett, John S. Carlile, Daniel Frost, Lewis Ruffner, and Benjamin Wilson. Series 2 includes Cranmer's handwritten notes, drafts of articles, copies of documents, and letters solicited by him regarding the history of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list.
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Gibson Lamb Cranmer Papers regarding Statehood and Other Material 0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each)

Papers regarding West Virginia statehood and the history of Wheeling and Ohio County compiled by Judge Gibson L. Cranmer (1826-1903) of Wheeling, West Virginia, who served as secretary of the Wheeling Convention that repudiated Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861. Series 1 includes manuscript narratives and correspondence describing events of the West Virginia statehood movement, written by eyewitnesses at the request of Gibson L. Cranmer. Manuscript authors include John S. Burdett, John S. Carlile, Daniel Frost, Lewis Ruffner, and Benjamin Wilson. Series 2 includes Cranmer's handwritten notes, drafts of articles, copies of documents, and letters solicited by him regarding the history of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

National Road Survey

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Copies of the original surveyor readings of the portion of the National Road traversing West Virginia through Ohio County. The readings are surveyor calculations of area and meridian locations. There are also side notes mentioning special features such as watercourses like Wheeling Creek. Also includes a typed copy of a letter from Richard D. Delafield, a chief engineer of the survey, to James G. Totten stating changes in the course of the National Road survey east of the Ohio River.
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National Road Survey 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in.

Copies of the original surveyor readings of the portion of the National Road traversing West Virginia through Ohio County. The readings are surveyor calculations of area and meridian locations. There are also side notes mentioning special features such as watercourses like Wheeling Creek. Also includes a typed copy of a letter from Richard D. Delafield, a chief engineer of the survey, to James G. Totten stating changes in the course of the National Road survey east of the Ohio River.

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