A&M 0040Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers, 1784-1924 A&M 0040Staff 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 13:25:04 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923 A&M 0040 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2371 44.8 Linear Feet Summary: 44 ft. 10 in. (107 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.) 1784-1924 Papers of the eighth governor of West Virginia, 1890-1893, who was an attorney in Marion County, 1863-1867, a member of the House of Delegates, 1872-1875, a circuit judge, 1878-1888. Fleming was closely associated with James O. Watson in the development of the coal and railroad industry in the Monongahela Valley. There are scattered papers, including several hundred sermons of Benjamin F. Fleming (1810-1876); one common pleas book; two "Memorandum of Decisions" books from the law firm of A.B. Fleming; and family genealogical records. Among the correspondents are J.N. Camden, H.G. Davis, A.G. Dayton, S.B. Elkins, and F.H. Pierpont. 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.) Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.) Coal mining. Genealogy Judges - letters and papers. Lawyers - letters and papers. Railroads Rivers and river valleys. Transportation West Virginia - Governors. Politicians -- United States Politicians Politics and government. West Virginia -- Politics and government United States -- Politics and government West Virginia. Legislature Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908 Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916 Dayton, Alston Gordon Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911 Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923 Fleming, Benjamin. Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899 Watson, James O. Fleming family