A&M 2205Richard H. Ralston, Sr., Collector, Papers, 1825-1934 A&M 2205Staff 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 13:55:28 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Richard H. Ralston, Sr., Collector, Papers Ralston, Richard H. A&M 2205 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/6107 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) 1825-1934 Correspondence of William A. Harrison, a Clarksburg lawyer, assistant federal district attorney, member of the Virginia Assembly, and judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; most letters are from members of the family to Mrs. Anna Robertson Harrison. Subjects include construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; Civil War loyalty Oaths, Camp Chase land purchases, and road building. There are also grade school attendance certificates and notes concerning the Lunatic Asylum West of the Allegheny Mountains and Weston State Hospital. 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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Camp Chase (Ohio) Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.) Clarksburg (W. Va.) Canals United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Education Hospitals and sanitariums. Judges - letters and papers. Lawyers - letters and papers. Lunatic Asylum West of the Allegheny Mountains. Roads. SEE ALSO Turnpikes. Schools. SEE ALSO Academies Virginia - General Assembly. Women's history -- 1800-1849 Women's history -- 1850-1899 Women's history -- 1900-1929 Women's history -- 1929-1950 Weston State Hospital Harrison, Mrs. Anna M. Robertson. Harrison, William A. Ralston, Richard H.