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John Rogers (1786-1864) Papers, 1777/1857 4.75 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 8 1/2 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case 2 1/2 in.); (4 small flat storage boxes 3 1/2 in. each)

Rogers, John, 1786-1864

This collection embraces business letters, bills, receipts, notes, orders, checks, and personal correspondence of John Rogers, who was a pioneer merchant and iron manufacturer in Monongalia County, Virginia, during the first half of the nineteenth century.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Rogers (1786-1864) Papers, 1823/1852 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 1 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Rogers, John, 1786-1864

Letters to and from John Rogers of Morgantown concerning his business affairs; subjects of the letters include the Morgantown Bridge Company, building an academy in Morgantown, the North West Turnpike, stage routes between Morgantown and Uniontown, salt, wool, carding, the purchase of machinery for the manufacture of woolen goods, plow points, and negroes. Correspondents include John Hoye, J. M. Mason, George Calmes, John R. Cooke, George White, J. A. Stein, and G. Faber and Sons.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Rogers Correspondence, 1788/1870 0.1 Linear Feet 1/2 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1 item)

Rogers, John
The collection consists largely of correspondence to Morgantown businessman John Rogers from relatives in Pennsylvania and Maryland. It also includes two letters from Sgt. William A. Widney, who was assigned to the U.S. War Department during the Civil War, to a Morgantown friend (possibly William Hennen). One letter was written by an unidentified woman to her grandson, a West Virginia University student.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lemuel and Samuel Bailey Correspondence, 1863/1903 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)

Bailey, Lemuel and Samuel
Business and personal correspondence of Samuel and Lemuel Bailey, Lewis County, West Virginia, including rates of toll and tollgate keepers' receipts on the Weston-Clarksburg Turnpike; account books for a general store; and a pass issued by the Department of West Virginia, Hagerstown, Maryland, 27 July 1864.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Map of the country between Washington & Pittsburg refering to the contemplated Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and its general route and profile, October 1826, 1826 1 Sheets Drawer 122 : L : 4, Section 5

Map showing the route of the proposed Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, with the route highlighted in red. Includes elevation profile in 3 segments, and 'Tranverse section of the canal'. Statement of responsibility: 'Reduced from the general map annexed to the report upon the contemplated canal and drawn, by Lieut. Farley, U.S.A. ; etched by Wm. Harrison, Georgetown, D.C. ; letter'd by D.R. Harrison'.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Ted and Mary Wendell early American collection, 1721/1826
  3. Series 3. Oversize

Minnie Kendall Lowther Papers, 1907/1945 5.9 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 11 in. (14 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 scrapbook, 1 in.)

Lowther, Minnie Kendall, 1869-1947
M.K. Lowther (1869-1947) was a journalist and one of the first women newspaper editors in West Virginia. She was the author of the HISTORY OF RITCHIE COUNTY; BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND IN ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY; FRIENDSHIP HILL, HOME OF ALBERT GALLATIN; MARSHALL HALL AND OTHER POTOMAC POINTS IN STORY AND PICTURE; and MT. VERNON: ITS CHILDREN, ITS ROMANCES, ITS ALLIED FAMILIES AND MANSIONS. There are complete and incomplete typescripts, rough drafts, revisions, photographs and plates of her books. Also there are typescripts of news articles on Washington, D.C., the Potomac Valley, and Wood County. There are genealogical notebooks and correspondence and also correspondence to publishers concerning business arrangements. Families mentioned are: Ball, Barber, Bee, Brake, Broadwater, Burns, Chenoweth, Clayton, Collins, Corbitt, Cox, Cunningham, Davis, Day, Dougherty, Drake, Fittro, Fitzrandolph, Goff, Hall, Hardman, Harris, Haymond, Henderson, Hoff, Hughes, Ireland, Jackson, Johnson, Kapkin, Kendall, Kercheval, Kuykendall, Leep, Leg(g)ett, Lemon, Lowther, McDougal, McGinnis, McGregor, McNeill, Marsh, Maxwell, Meredith, Minear, Modesitt, Morgan, Morrison, Murphy, Null, Nutter, O'Maley, Piatt, Pierpont, Pribble, Prunty, Ralston, Reger, Riddel, Riddle, Scott, Sharp, Shinn, Sleeth, Smith, Stump, Taylor, Waldo, Web(b), Willard, Willis, Wilson, and Zinn.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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