A&M 4310Taylor County Daybook A&M 4310Jane LaBarbaraWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2018/04/02

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Taylor County Daybook, A&M 4310, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Daybook or ledger, likely from a general store located at Section 101 of the route along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Valley River, Taylor County, (West) Virginia. Names of potential owners/creators of the daybook are Simeon J. Snider, John Snider, and someone named Rogers. The store sold everything from coffee and cigars to buttons and nails. Entries are dated October 9, 1851 to February 25, 1852. During this time, the railroad was being constructed. It did not open service to Grafton, the county seat, until 1853.

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Taylor County (W. Va.) Account books Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company