A&M 1349William Henry Harrison Flick (1841-1891) Papers, 1867-1872 A&M 1349Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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Pendleton County (W. Va.) Lawyers - letters and papers. Election of 1868. West Virginia - Flick Amendment. Election of 1870. Transportation Politics and government. Railroads - Washington and Ohio Railroad. West Virginia. Legislature Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Stevenson, W. E. (William Erskine), 1820-1883 Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920 Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916 Jacob, John Jeremiah. Flick, William Henry Harrison. Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896 Hubbard, William P. Dayton, Spencer