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Charles Brinkman, Collector, Papers

5.84 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 10 in. (14 document cases, 5 in. each); 1 oversize folder (1/4 in.)

The papers received from Mr. Brinkman in 1938 include manuscripts, typescripts, and printed items, and general merchandise account books. The manuscript items are mainly letters, receipts, account statements, and certificates concerning the general merchandise business of George Brinkman in Grafton, Grafton Gas Works, Charles Brinkman's History of Grafton, history of the first memorial service and the location of the National Cemetery in Grafton (Box 13), and stock in the Grafton & Greenbrier Railroad Company.

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Charles Brinkman, Collector, Papers 5.84 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 10 in. (14 document cases, 5 in. each); 1 oversize folder (1/4 in.)

Brinkman, Charles.

The papers received from Mr. Brinkman in 1938 include manuscripts, typescripts, and printed items, and general merchandise account books. The manuscript items are mainly letters, receipts, account statements, and certificates concerning the general merchandise business of George Brinkman in Grafton, Grafton Gas Works, Charles Brinkman's History of Grafton, history of the first memorial service and the location of the National Cemetery in Grafton (Box 13), and stock in the Grafton & Greenbrier Railroad Company.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Charles Brinkman, Collector, Papers

8.1 Linear Feet 8 ft. 1 in. (10 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 ledger, 2 in.)

The papers include 36 volumes of business and other records, such as the ledgers of the George W. Brinkman merchandising firm, the Mutual Building Company, minutesof the Grafton Rotary Club; journal and statistical report of the Grafton Baptist Church, 1897-1906; and a mas. history of Taylor County in various American wars, and extracts from the Civil War diary of Fabricius A. Cather. Also included are 2 boxes of financial records, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, a partial index to scrapbooks, and a family genealogy. There are also 49 volumes of clipping scrapbooks dealing with Grafton and Taylor County subjects covering the period 1868-1938.

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Charles Brinkman, Collector, Papers 8.1 Linear Feet 8 ft. 1 in. (10 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 ledger, 2 in.)

Brinkman, Charles.

The papers include 36 volumes of business and other records, such as the ledgers of the George W. Brinkman merchandising firm, the Mutual Building Company, minutesof the Grafton Rotary Club; journal and statistical report of the Grafton Baptist Church, 1897-1906; and a mas. history of Taylor County in various American wars, and extracts from the Civil War diary of Fabricius A. Cather. Also included are 2 boxes of financial records, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, a partial index to scrapbooks, and a family genealogy. There are also 49 volumes of clipping scrapbooks dealing with Grafton and Taylor County subjects covering the period 1868-1938.

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E.R. Fletcher Papers

0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder
Miscellaneous papers of E.R. Fletcher of Lewisburg, WV. Includes letters, newspaper clippings, magazines, and photographs.
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E.R. Fletcher Papers 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Fletcher, E. R.
Miscellaneous papers of E.R. Fletcher of Lewisburg, WV. Includes letters, newspaper clippings, magazines, and photographs.
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Jacob Skiles, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Merchant Daybook

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.)
This daybook chronicles the barter and cash dealings of Lewisburg merchant Jacob Skiles in the years of early settlement in Greenbrier County. Skiles, a land speculator, notes some of his land dealings as well as his business contacts in the Shenandoah Valley and Pennsylvania. Some of the most prominent settlers of the Greenbrier Valley are mentioned.
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Jacob Skiles, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Merchant Daybook 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.)

Skiles, Jacob.
This daybook chronicles the barter and cash dealings of Lewisburg merchant Jacob Skiles in the years of early settlement in Greenbrier County. Skiles, a land speculator, notes some of his land dealings as well as his business contacts in the Shenandoah Valley and Pennsylvania. Some of the most prominent settlers of the Greenbrier Valley are mentioned.
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Jesse Johnston Diary

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.) This microfilm reel is shared with another collection, A&M 1396. The extent of the reel is recorded in this collection but not A&M 1396.
The original manuscript and a typed copy of Johnston's Civil War diary. Serving with Company L, Second Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, Johnston fought at Princeton, Lewisburg, Sinking Creek, and Wytheville. Captured and subsequently exchanged, he served in Washington until mustered out of service.
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Jesse Johnston Diary 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.) This microfilm reel is shared with another collection, A&M 1396. The extent of the reel is recorded in this collection but not A&M 1396.

Johnston, Jesse
The original manuscript and a typed copy of Johnston's Civil War diary. Serving with Company L, Second Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, Johnston fought at Princeton, Lewisburg, Sinking Creek, and Wytheville. Captured and subsequently exchanged, he served in Washington until mustered out of service.
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John D. Martin Papers

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (20 items), 1.75 in.)
Letters from John Ruff, Lexington, Virginia, to his son-in-law, John D. Martin, a Methodist clergyman stationed in Lewistown, Pennsylvania; Salem, Lewisburg, Front Royal and Leesburg, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland. Also one letter from Martin to his wife, Susan, dated Lewisburg, Virginia, 1841. Subjects include Methodism and meetings in the Lexington-Covington area, slavery controversy within the Methodist Church and in particular the Baltimore Conference, and farming in Lexington, Virginia.
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John D. Martin Papers 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (20 items), 1.75 in.)

Martin, John D.
Letters from John Ruff, Lexington, Virginia, to his son-in-law, John D. Martin, a Methodist clergyman stationed in Lewistown, Pennsylvania; Salem, Lewisburg, Front Royal and Leesburg, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland. Also one letter from Martin to his wife, Susan, dated Lewisburg, Virginia, 1841. Subjects include Methodism and meetings in the Lexington-Covington area, slavery controversy within the Methodist Church and in particular the Baltimore Conference, and farming in Lexington, Virginia.
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John D. Sutton Diaries

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

A bound manuscript diary belonging to John D. Sutton, ca. October-November, 1798. In it he relates of a journey from New Market, Virginia, to the Elk River in western Virginia, by way of Strasburg, Staunton, Warm Springs, Lewisburg, and Charleston in addition to the daily activities of that time.

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John D. Sutton Diaries 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Sutton, John D.

A bound manuscript diary belonging to John D. Sutton, ca. October-November, 1798. In it he relates of a journey from New Market, Virginia, to the Elk River in western Virginia, by way of Strasburg, Staunton, Warm Springs, Lewisburg, and Charleston in addition to the daily activities of that time.

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John D. Sutton Diaries

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Typescript copy of a diary concerning teaching and social life in the vicinity of Charleston and Dorchester, South Carolina, a journey by sea to Maryland, and travel by land to Alexandria, Virginia

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John D. Sutton Diaries 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Sutton, John D.

Typescript copy of a diary concerning teaching and social life in the vicinity of Charleston and Dorchester, South Carolina, a journey by sea to Maryland, and travel by land to Alexandria, Virginia

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Johnson Reynolds, Lawyer, Papers

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)
Miscellaneous business papers of Johnson Reynolds, an attorney in Lewisburg, Virginia, in the nineteenth century. Chiefly consists of debts, receipts, and promissory notes dated between 1823 and 1850 from various locations in Virginia. Locations mentioned include Richmond, Williamsburg, Braxton County, Fayette County, and Greenbrier County. Also includes two maps of Virginia from 1850.
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Johnson Reynolds, Lawyer, Papers 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Reynolds, Johnson
Miscellaneous business papers of Johnson Reynolds, an attorney in Lewisburg, Virginia, in the nineteenth century. Chiefly consists of debts, receipts, and promissory notes dated between 1823 and 1850 from various locations in Virginia. Locations mentioned include Richmond, Williamsburg, Braxton County, Fayette County, and Greenbrier County. Also includes two maps of Virginia from 1850.
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Morgan Bunn, Compiler, Zimmerman's Survey of the Old Stone Church Cemetery

0.1 Linear Feet 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Spiral bound volume containing a listing of burials at the Old Stone Church Cemetery in Lewisburg, West Virginia, developed using a survey of the cemetery done by local historian Marcellus Zimmerman in the late 19th century. Listings include the name of the subject, dates of birth and death, parents' and spouse's names, cause of death, and the section of the cemetery where the grave is located.

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Morgan Bunn, Compiler, Zimmerman's Survey of the Old Stone Church Cemetery 0.1 Linear Feet 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Bunn, Morgan Donnally

Spiral bound volume containing a listing of burials at the Old Stone Church Cemetery in Lewisburg, West Virginia, developed using a survey of the cemetery done by local historian Marcellus Zimmerman in the late 19th century. Listings include the name of the subject, dates of birth and death, parents' and spouse's names, cause of death, and the section of the cemetery where the grave is located.

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