<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/194970">A&amp;M 2350</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Elise S. Billmyer, Collector, Papers, 1636 (1757-1850) 1961 <num>A&amp;M 2350</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-18 13:33:03 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.29 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <abstract id="aspace_0b630c68ba72384f3b0ca7d73017fbc0">The collection contains correspondence and papers of the Brown, Selby, Kirkland, Robine, Spong, Strode, Thomas, Waters, Hammond, Billmyer, Shepherd and Hamtramck families. Includes genealogical information on the Brown, Billmyer, Shepherd, and Hamtramck families; ledger, 1795-1796; and a receipt book, 1835-1843, of Walter Brown Selby.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Elise S. Billmyer, Collector, Papers, A&amp;M 2350, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <geogname source="ingest">Shepherdstown.</geogname>
    <subject source="ingest">Maps.</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber=" http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000413" source="lcsh">Account books</subject>
    <persname source="ingest">Billmyer, Elise S.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Selby, Walter Brown.</persname>
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    <famname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85017250" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Brown family</famname>
    <famname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134928" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Thomas family</famname>
    <famname source="local_LC">Billmyer family - Genealogy</famname>
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    <famname source="local_LC">Shepard family - Genealogy</famname>
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    <famname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94003772" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Robinette family</famname>
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