A&M 3384Henry Prickett Ledgers, 1825-1886 A&M 3384Staff 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 13:18:41 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Henry Prickett Ledgers Prickett, Henry A&M 3384 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1587 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) 1825-1886 Three ledgers of Henry Prickett (1803-1894) of Marion County, WV, great-grandson of Captain Jacob Prickett Sr. (1722-1798) of Prickett's Fort fame. 1) 1825-44, 250+ pages, recording technical information such as tables of measure for currency, land, cloth, weights, etc.; also records transactions of his tanning business. 2) 1845-70s, ca. 300 pages, recording business transactions and personal and community events (including births, weather, visits by relatives, poetry, etc.). 3) 1880-1886, ca. 160 pages, recording business transactions and personal activities (including cutting grass, stacking hay, purchase of goods such as nails, molasses, wheat, eggs, etc.). There is also one ledger of Finches Run Sunday School (1850-74 "scattered"; includes maxims, essays, financial records, and three hymns in manuscript), and one of minutes of the Centerville Literary Society (1879, 40 pp.), both of Marion County, WV. 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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 Marion County (W. Va.) Prickett, Henry Prickett family