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      <persname role="cre" source="ingest">Jacob, John J.</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.5 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1802/1829" type="inclusive">1802, 1824-1829</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_9b8784c4bd01331d8898852fe8db8a79">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: <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</a></physloc>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>No special access restriction applies.</p><p>Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the <a href="https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc" target="_blank">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center reference department</a>.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Jacob Diaries and Letters, A&amp;M 4174, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This collection includes digital and typed transcriptions of diaries and letters authored by John J. Jacob, the fourth governor of West Virginia, from 1802-1829. In addition to the typed pages, there are also hand-written sheets, some of which may be the original diary pages while others seem to be additional transcriptions.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright" target="_blank">Permissions and Copyright page</a> on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject source="ingest">West Virginia - Governors.</subject>
    <persname source="ingest">Jacob, John J.</persname>
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