A&M 2983Moreland Family Papers, 1788-1944 A&M 2983Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:14:48 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Moreland Family Papers Moreland family A&M 2983 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1107 1.7 Linear Feet 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each) 1788-1944 Papers of the Moreland Family of Monongalia County. Materials include assorted land patents and grants for land in Monongahela County, Virginia and other locations, typescripts regarding West Virginia history, and assorted correspondence of members of the Moreland family. Also includes correspondence and other material regarding the opening of Richwood Avenue in Morgantown, which was constructed by the Works Progress Administration. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

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 Fayette County (Pa.) -- History Land Companies -- History Land grants - Monongalia County, (West Virginia). Land patents - Monongalia County. Mason-Dixon Line Monongalia County (W. Va.) -- History Morgantown (W. Va.) -- History Mother's Day Slavery -- West Virginia -- Monongalia County West Virginia -- History Heiskell Memorial Hospital Monongalia County Hospital. Morgantown Bridge Company Morgantown Hospital Association Morgantown Militia Reserve. Mt. Harmony M. P. Church (Marion County). Brown, John, Jr. Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919 Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961 Meredith, Edward E. Moreland, James R., 1879-1955 Moreland, John. Moreland, Joseph. Moreland, Ethel B. (Finnicum) Price, Andrew. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 Shisler, Edward. Moreland family Land patent to Bartholomew Harrison of Monongalia County, Virginia, signed by Governor Edmund RandolphArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787241788 March 1711Title and receipt for an enslaved African named Gabriel from Thomas I. and Sarah Massie to Benjamin F. Smith of Monongalia County, VirginiaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178725185712Pennsylvania Soldier's Land Grant to John Cummings, administrator of John Smith's estate, of land in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, signed by Benjamin FranklinArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787261887 August 2413Land patent to James Cleland of Monongalia County, Virginia, signed by Governor Patrick HenryArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787271785 October 2014Money purse made from a parchment land patent belonging to Michael Kern of Monongalia County, VirginiaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178728178815Deed of land in Monongalia County, Virginia, from John How to Samuel JonesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787291807 September 716Land patent to Robert Hawthorn of Monongalia County, Virginia, signed by Governor James P. PrestonArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787301819 October 2617Notes on early Morgantown history taken by Edward ShislerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178731ca. 1900s18John Moreland papers (including personal receipts, bills, and correspondence)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787321800–186719Leather purseArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178733ca. 1800s110Correspondence of Joseph Moreland (includes letters concerning Moreland's attempt to acquire a passport for his daughter Eleanor and the drive to pass the State Prohibition Amendment in the 1912 election; correspondents include U.S. Senators Stephen B. Elkins and J.P. Dolliver)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787341904–1912111Assorted correspondence (includes letters regarding the Great Depression, the failure of the coal industry in West Virginia, and Eleanor Roosevelt's concern for local residents)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787351937–1939112Receipt to James R. Moreland from the Athens Lumber Co. and a Democratic Party handbill satirizing the Republicans during the 1932 Presidential campaignArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787361908–1932113Assorted correspondence (includes invitations from James R. Moreland [celebration committee chairman] to various dignitaries inviting them to ceremonies marking the opening of Richwood Avenue in Morgantown, which was constructed by the Works Progress Administration; replies from dignitaries are included, including those by Representative Jennings Randolph and Governor Homer A. Holt)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787371937114Personal correspondence and notes of James R. Moreland (subjects include West Virginia history and Moreland's involvement with the West Virginia Historical Society; correspondents include Innis C. Davis, Roy B. Cook, R. Gerald McMurty, L.J. Priestley, and Phil Conley)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787381938–1946115Chancery order in the court case of Morgantown Bridge Company vs. Bright, Durbin, Hays, Nimon, and Dawson ordering $1,100 to Morgantown Bridge Company (secretary was Joseph Moreland)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787391860 August 20116Unit roll book of the Morgantown Militia Reserve (includes demerits; James R. Moreland was a sergeant in the reserve)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787401918117Assorted records regarding the Morgantown Militia Reserve in World War IArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787411918118Typescripts on Morgantown history by James R. Moreland, Joseph Moreland, and Ruth C. WoodsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178742ca. 1900s21Typescripts on the Mason-Dixon Line, Washington's visit to Monongalia County, and the Cheat area of Monongalia CountyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178743ca. 1900s22Bibliography on the West Virginia frontier complied for the Sons of the American Revolution, anecdotal typescripts and notes about Morgantown, and notes on Morgantown historyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178744ca. 1900s23Typescript histories of the Ohio Company of Virginia and the Indiana Company written by James R. MorelandArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178745ca. 1900s24Genealogical sketches of the Moreland/Brown, Tennat, Lugh, Hanway, and Hanks/Lincoln families of West VirginiaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178746ca. 1940s25Notes and a scrapbook compiled by James R. Moreland on the judicial history of Monongalia CountyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787471776–195526Newspaper clippings and scrapbooks regarding West Virginia historyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787481946–194727Scrapbook regarding Morgantown history with a special emphasis on educationArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787491830–19472Three scrapbooks containing various clippings and notes on West Virginia History with particular attention on MorgantownArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787501795–19533Autographed copy of Senator M.M. Neely's Mother's Day speech at Grafton in 1933 and a typescript entitled "Marking WV Points of Interest" by Ross M. JohnstonArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787511933–193541Histories of Blennerhasset Island by A.F. Gibbens and John A. HutchinsonArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178752ca. 1900s42Assorted West Virginia history typescripts and a list of West Virginia Revolutionary War pensionersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178753ca. 1900s43"Dr. H.B. Allsup: The Story of a Hermit" by E.E. Meredith [typescript]Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178754193744Assorted speeches and addressesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787551876–194645Assorted West Virginia history typescriptsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178756ca. 1900s46Assorted papers from the celebration in Morgantown honoring Admiral French Ensor Chadwick, a veteran of the Spanish-American War (one of the speeches given was by Joseph Moreland)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1787571899 October 1048Excerpts from "History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania" by EllisArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/178758ca. 1900s49