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William Haymond (1771-1848), History of the Haymond Family, Typed Document

Creator

Haymond, William (1771-1848)

Abstract Or Scope

History of the Haymond family, pioneer residents of the Palatine tract in Marion County, West Virginia. Eight letters written by William Haymond to his nephew Luther Haymond recall frontier life in the Monongahela, Tygart, Ohio, and Kanawha valleys, 1780-1793. Subjects include the settlement of Morgantown, Clarksburg, Williamstown, the Palatine tract, and Coburn's Fort; land surveys in Harrison County; trapping and hunting; road surveying; and Indian warfare.
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Collection Context

1. West Virginia and Regional History Center