A&M 3343Thornton Perry, Collector, Publications regarding West Virginia History A&M 3343Jane LaBarbaraWest Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave. P.O. Box 6069 Morgantown, WV 26506-6069Business Number: 304-293-3536wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.comURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:06:24 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Thornton Perry, Collector, Publications regarding West Virginia History Perry, T. Tayloe A&M 3343 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/6 .7 Linear Feet 8 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 loose map, 1/8 in.) 1787-1934 Publications and manuscript from the Thornton Perry Museum Collection, reflecting Perry's interest in the history of West Virginia and the immediate region. Subjects include various aspects of West Virginia history, such as the Civil War, statehood, Wheeling, John Brown, and other topics. Formats include broadsides, reports, pamphlets, almanacs, a manuscript account book, newspapers, maps, and others. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list. 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: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Arrangement

Includes six series:

Series 1. Broadsides; 1861-1864, undated (all facsimiles); box 1, folder 1. Series 2. Imprints; 1806-1861, 1918-1934, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1, folders 2-8. Series 3. Manuscript; ca. 1787-1794; box 1, folder 9. Series 4. Newspapers; 1868-1885 (includes facsimiles); box 1, folder 10. Series 5. Miscellaneous; undated; box 1, folder 11. Series 6. Oversize; 1861-1891, 1925, undated; box 2, folder 1 and loose.

 Biographical Note

Major Thornton Tayloe Perry was descended from the Craighills of Virginia and the Tayloes of Mt. Airy and Octagon House in Washington, D.C. Born into history, it was only natural for him to pursue it. A pilot in World War I, and Provost Marshal of London in World War II, he returned to Charles Town, his native town, where he became the postmaster for more than ten years. He passed away in 1981. Perry was a lifelong collector who was a fixture at auctions, and whose first love was history and books.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thornton Perry, Collector, Publications regarding West Virginia History, A&M 3343, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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 Scope and Contents

Publications and manuscript from the Thornton Perry Museum Collection, reflecting Perry's interest in the history of West Virginia and the immediate region. Subjects include various aspects of West Virginia history, such as the Civil War, statehood, Wheeling, John Brown, and other topics. Formats include broadsides, reports, pamphlets, almanacs, a manuscript account book, newspapers, maps, and others.

Civil War related materials include an election broadside (1864) and two "General Orders" issued by Rosecrans (1861).

There are a number of items related to the secession of the future West Virginia from Virginia, including a 34 page "Journal of the Proceedings of the Convention" published in June 1861, two broadsides, a speech, and an ordinance related to secession.

Items related to Wheeling include an opinion given to a US Congressional Committee regarding the establishment of a "marine hospital" (1838), an address delivered before the Agricultural Society of Ohio and Brooke Counties (1852), the by-laws of "Panola Lodge" (1856), and a rare German newspaper (1868).

Two of the pamphlets are anecdotal histories of John Brown and his Harpers Ferry raid.

There are four almanacs, three printed in Wheeling, VA (1853, 1860, 1861), and one printed in Winchester, VA (1839).

The account book is a ledger documenting transactions in the area of Shepherdstown and Martinsburg (ca. 1787-1794).

 Wheeling (W. Va.) West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 West Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 Broadsides. books periodicals pamphlets maps Brown, John, 1800-1859 BroadsidesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159501861-1864, undated11PhotocopiesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159561861-1864, undated11Photocopy of "To the Voters of Harrison County," a broadside regarding the actions of Colonel Ben Wilson at a meeting held January 19, 1861, regarding secession, the 1st section signed in print: A.M. Reager John C. Vance, the 2nd section signed in print by Jno. J. Davis (for original, see Series 6, box 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15971186111Photocopy of "Meeting at the Courthouse on Saturday, 19th," a broadside which tells of a meeting to elect representatives to the convention in Richmond on February 13, 1861, Major Charles Lewis chaired, signed Charles Lewis, Chairman, D. Davison, Secretary. January 19, 1861 (for original, see Series 6, box 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15972186111Photocopy of "To the Voters of the Tenth Senatorial District of W. Va.," describing James Corskadon's run for the Senate as a Union candidate, the pitfalls of this unpopular position in Wheeling, and in spite of the threats, his win; New Creek, October 20, 1864 (for original, see Series 6, box 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15973186411Photocopy of "To the People of the Commonwealth of Virginia," an outline of the process which led to the Wheeling Convention, the problems that existed between the areas of VA, and finally, an appeal for the support of coastal and southern citizens for the Northwest VA decision to govern themselves, signed in print by 22 delegates from 11 counties, including John R. Cooke, George B. Pickett, Robert C. Lee, Jonathan Jackson, etc. (for original, see Series 6, box 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15974undated11ImprintsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159511806-1861, 1918-1934, undated12-81806-1850Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159571806-185012Report of the Committee of Commerce and Manufacturers, To Whom Was Referred, On the Thirtieth Ultimo, the Memorial of Sundry Inhabitants of Charlestown, in the State of Virginia, February 20, 1806, Washington. Printed by A and G Way.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15975180612Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15976180612Memorial of Inhabitants of Wheeling, VA, Upon the Subject of Marine Hospitals on the Western Waters. February 14, 1838.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15977183812Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15978183812Minutes of the Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Teay's Valley Baptist Association, Held with the Kanawha Church, Kanawha County, Virginia, Friday, August 25, 1850. Includes list of ministers. Printed by James Harper.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15979185012Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159801850121852-1856Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159581852-185613An Address Delivered Before the Agricultural Society of Ohio and Brooke Counties and the Mechanics' and Manufacturers' Association of Wheeling, October 27, 1852. By Professor W.K. Pendleton, Wheeling. Printed at the office of the Daily Intelligencer.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15981185213Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15982185213The By-Laws of Panola Lodge No. 82, Wheeling, VA. Printed by Beatty and Company.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15983185613Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159841856131861 (folder 1 of 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15959186114An Ordinance to Provide for the Formation of a New State Out of a Portion of the Territory of this State. Passed August 20, 1861. Four pages (single sheet), signed in print A.I. Boreman, President, G.L. Cranmer, Secretary.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15985186114Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15986186114General orders no. 16, Wheeling, VA, December 11, 1861, Headquarters Department Western VA. By command of Brigadier General Rosecrans, Geo. Hartstaff, Assistant Adjutant GeneralArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15987186114Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15988186114General orders no. 21, Cross Lanes VA, September 18, 1861. By command of Brigadier General Rosecrans, Geo. Hartstaff, Assistant Adjutant GeneralArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15989186114Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159901861141861 (folder 2 of 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15960186115Speech of John S. Carlisle, of Harrison, In the Virginia State Convention, Delivered Thursday, March 7, 1861. Printed at the Whig Book and Job Office, Richmond, VA, 1861. Pages uncut.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15991186115Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15992186115Journal of the Proceedings of the Convention. Wheeling, June 11, 1861; includes each day's proceedings detailing ordinance for reorganization of the state government and election for a provisional governor; adjourned Mon. afternoon, June 24, 1861; signed in ink "H. Hamond"; 34 pages.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15993186115Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159941861151918-1934, undatedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159611918-1934, undated16The John Brown Raid. Authored by Miss Ora Tomlinson. Charles Town, WV, October 1918.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15995191816Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15996191816When Tidewater Invaded the Valley, A Tribute to the Men of Lower VA in the Days of the John Brown Raid. Authored by Lucy Johnston Ambler. Privately printed.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15997193416Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15998193416The Cabin of John, The Lowly Origin of a Now Celebrated Name. Regarding origins of the name of the pleasure resort near Washington D.C. named "Cabin John Hotel"; printed by Gibson Brothers, no date. (Appears to have been published ca. 1880-1900.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15999undated16Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16000undated16A Half Century of Mint Julep Tyranny. Printed by Spirit of Jefferson, Charlestown, VA.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16001undated16Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16002undated16Almanacs (folder 1 of 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159621853-186017The Farmer's and Poultry Breeder's Almanac, 1853, Wheeling. Published by Wheat and Chapline.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16003185317Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16004185317Cottage Garden Almanac, 1860, Wheeling. Published by George K. Wheat.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16005186017Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16006186017Almanacs (folder 2 of 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159631839-186118Hundred Years Almanac for the Present Century, After the Birth of Christ From 1799 to 1899, Winchester, 1839. Published by Philip H. Spangler.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16007183918Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16008183918Farmer's Almanac, 1861, Wheeling. Published by George K. Wheat.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16009186118Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16010186118ManuscriptArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15952ca. 1787-179419Account book from Shepherdstown and Martinsburg, (West) Virginia. Monetary transactions are recorded in English currency. Includes such names as Daniel Morgan, Thomas Shepherd, Christian Miller, Enoch Walson, etc.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16011ca. 1787-179419NewspapersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159531868-18851101868-1885Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159651868-1885110Preservation copy of Der Arbeiter Freund. German newspaper of Wheeling, WV; August 1, 1868. Original in Series 6, box 2.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/160121868110Charleston Midget. Published by Miller and Graham, Charleston, WV; September 26, 1885.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/160131885110Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/160141885110MiscellaneousArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15954undated111Poem and PrintArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15966undated111A printed German prayer or poem, published in gothic script.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16015undated111Preservation copy of previous item.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16016undated111Preservation copy of a small print of "Wheeling in VA," by Herman J. Meyer, NY. Original in photograph subject files.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16017undated111OversizeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/159551861-1891, 1925, undated212looseunboxedCertificate of Domain of Neptunus Rex, received by Lewis Peirce [?] Moon, Engineer 1st Class of the U.S.S. West Virginia, for crossing the equator.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16018192521Broadside, "Berkeley Springs, A Celebrated and Fashionable Health Resort; Beautifully Located on the Berkeley Springs and Potomac Railroad, 100 Miles West of Washington," a pictorial evocation of Berkeley Springs evidently designed to capture the interest of the tourist and "convalescent"; 27" x 20.5"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1602318892unfolderedBroadside, "To the People of the Commonwealth of Virginia," an outline of the process which led to the Wheeling Convention, the problems that existed between the areas of VA, and finally, an appeal for the support of coastal and southern citizens for the Northwest VA decision to govern themselves, signed in print by 22 delegates from 11 counties, including John R. Cooke, George B. Pickett, Robert C. Lee, Jonathan Jackson, etc. Damage (for photocopy, see Series 1, box 1, folder 1)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/16022undated2unfolderedBroadside, "To the Voters of Harrison County," a broadside regarding the actions of Colonel Ben Wilson at a meeting held January 19, 1861, regarding secession, the 1st section signed in print: A.M. Reager John C. Vance, the 2nd section signed in print by Jno. J. Davis. (for photocopy, see Series 1, box 1, folder 1)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1602118612unfolderedBroadside, "Meeting at the Courthouse on Saturday, 19th," a broadside which tells of a meeting to elect representatives to the convention in Richmond on February 13, 1861, Major Charles Lewis chaired, signed Charles Lewis, Chairman, D. Davison, Secretary.; 5 5/8" x 13 3/8" (torn on center fold); January 19, 1861 (for photocopy, see Series 1, box 1, folder 1)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1602018612unfolderedBroadside, "To the Voters of the Tenth Senatorial District of W. Va.," describes James Corskadon's run for the Senate as a Union candidate, the pitfalls of this unpopular position in Wheeling, and in spite of the threats, his win; 7 5/8" x 7 1/2"; New Creek, October 20, 1864 (for photocopy, see Series 1, box 1, folder 1)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1601918642unfolderedDer Arbeiter Freund. German newspaper of Wheeling, WV; August 1, 1868 (for photocopy, see Series 4, box 1, folder 10; microfilmed copy in miscellaneous newspapers)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1602418682unfolderedMap Showing Rail Road Line and Coal and Timber Lands of the WV Central and Pittsburgh Railway Company; 17" x 25.5"; Tears, folds, some edge lossArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1602518822unfolderedMap of the Property of the Charlestown Mining, Manufacturing and Improvement Company; includes detailed mapping of the town of Charlestown, WV; 30" x 31"; surveyed and drawn 1890-1891 by D.F. Taylor; some damageArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/160261891unboxed