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There are four typed pages dated January 1-9, 1969, with information about the Cleaver Family - William and Hannah; William, Jr.; Benjamin; and Stephen.","Forms: Xerox copies, Ms. [manuscript] Petition; 1 item original 2 pp. [pages] (copied on 5 pp.)"," Persons: Family names included in list of subscribers to the petition:","Blair, Blunt, Booth, Baker, Barker, Boyer, Barkley, Bucklin (?), Board, Cane, Crouch, Carne, Cochron [sic], Coningham-Cunnaham [sic], Carpenter, Childers, Canscoyle, Currants, Casaday, Clever-Cleaver, Cutrite [sic], Cotral [sic], Davison, Duglas [sic], Delegas, Dodson, Everman, Gibson, Gregory, Heasting [sic], Hanaman, Hickman, Husteg [sic]-Husteg (?), Hamilton, Huston, James, Jonas, Koon (Coon), King, Lambert, Lovel, Louther, Merrit, More [sic], McClane, Morefield, Nutter, Owens, O'Brian, Pedro, Philips, Price, Peidmore [sic], Parks, Parsons, Richards, Reed, Ryan, Riffle, Richardson, Shaver, Smith, Skidmore, Stalnaker, Sanderson, Simms, Springstone, Snider, Stout, Taylor, Thomas, Tucker, Thomson, Westfall, White, Wilson, Wools, Williams, Wilkeson, Wickwire, Webb, Yeokim [sic]. Cross, Gooden, Grundey, Hellen, Murphey, Merifield, Mathew, Woolf, Wire [Wine?]"," Places: Tygart Valley Settlement. West Fork of the Monongahela, and the Buckhannon Creek [sic] Settlements. [Area of original Harrison County; later possible present areas of Randolph, Lewis, Barbour and Upshur counties]"," Subjects: County Formation [Harrison Co. [County]] On information that petitions had been presented to the General Assembly to divide the \"old\" part of Augusta Co. [County], into smaller counties the 172 signers of the petition, residents of the named Settlements, ask that their area should not be joined any county east of the Alleghenys, on the waters of the James R. [River], or South Branch of the Potomac R. [River], or to the Monongalia County. The subscribers considered they were able to erect and support the necessary public buildings for a county town for the area including the Settlement named, Condition of roads, distance necessary to travel, and uninhabited and arduous route of travel were included in reasons given showing the need of a new county.","Forms: Xerox copies, Ms. [manuscript], Land Grant 1 item, 1 p. (copied on 2 pp. [pages])"," Persons: Benj. [Benjamin] Harrison, Governor of Virginia to William Cleaver, Jonas Friend, Edward Skidmore, Joseph Donoho, \u0026 Jesse Hamilton; assignees of John McClanahan, assignee of James Walker "," Places: Augusta County, Monongalia County, on the Monongahela River"," Subjects: Land. Grant for 1,000 A. [acres] on the Monongahela R. [River], a part of 3,000 A. [acre] grant to James Walker for military service in the French and Indian War. Surveyed in 1774","Forms: Affidavit (1 item, 5 pages)"," Persons: William Cleaver. B. [born] in Pennsylvania in 1761. Names mentioned in connection with military service: General [Geo. [George] Rogers] Clark, Captain Davis. Names given as character witnesses: Charles and William C. Wortham, William Ewing, John Jamison, John Peebles, William Brunk, Thomas Doran, Edmund Philips, Rev. Martin Utterback, and Frederick and Jacob Keller"," Places: Grayson County, Kentucky, and Tygart Valley Falls of Ohio."," Subjects: Military Service in the American Revolutionary War. Tygart Valley – resident of 1776-78; served in guarding forts and frontier settlements; scouting expedition in 1778. Kentucky – removed to in 1779, served on guard duty at the Fort on the Falls of the Ohio [Fort Nelson] under the command of General George Rogers Clark; in Captain Davis' company served on Clark's expedition against the \"Northern Indians\"; mentions burning Shawnee towns, taking prisoners; Cleaver and his brother were later taken prisoners by the Indians, held for 6 months – brief comment on their captivity. Append affidavit by Rev. Martin Utterback certifies Cleaver's statement regarding his military service.","Forms: Xerox copies of manuscripts of Affidavits and Certificates (2 items, 5 pages) "," Persons: Benjamin Cleaver, born in Maryland, 1751. Names given as character and service certification references: Uriah Pirtle; James Bentle [sic]-[Bentley?]; William Ewing; John Jamison; Peter and John Fulkerson; Charles and William C. Wortham; John Cunningham. Names mentioned in association with military service: General [George Rogers] Clark; Captain Davis; John Murray, Earl of Dunmore. Appended affidavit of Clergyman Martin Utterback and Charles Wortham certifying Cleaver's statement regarding his military service."," Places: Grayson County, Kentucky; Tygart Valley; Point Pleasant; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Falls of the Ohio/Kentucky."," Subjects: Military Service: 1774-1782. Resident of Tygart Valley in 1774 (\"on the Monongahela R. [River]\"); In 1774 appointed Sergeant and served in guarding the \"forts\" and frontiers of the Tygart Valley against Indian attack; served in Dunmore's War, marched to the mouth of the Kanawha River, and was in the Battle of Point Pleasant; served under Captain Friend, 1775, guarding forts and frontiers of the Tygart Valley and helped in buildings another Fort; continued in service in the Tygart Valley, 1776-1778, and during this period served as a guard on a cattle drive to Pittsburg, cattle intended for the use of the \"Revolutionary Army\"; 1779 moved to near the Falls of the Ohio; served with General Clark in guarding and building forts at the Falls; served in Captain Davis' Company in General Clark's expedition against the \"northern Indians\"; burn Shawnee towns and took prisoners. [These forts were possible Westfall, at Beverly; Haddon near Huttonsville; and Currence, at Mill Creek]","Forms: Xerox copies of manuscript. Affidavit (1 item, 3 pages)"," Persons: Benjamin Cleaver names mentioned in association with military service - General [George Rogers] Clark; Captain Davis."," Places: Grayson County, Kentucky; Tygart Valley; Falls of the Ohio."," Subjects: Military Service. B. Cleaver's affidavit regarding William Cleaver's military service, 1776-1782. Benjamin and Willam both served in guarding forts in the Tygart Valley. In 1779 both moved to Kentucky. In 1781 William ordered General Clark to assist in guarding and building forts [sic] at the Falls of the Ohio. In 1782 William volunteered in Captain Davis' Company and served with General Clark on his expedition agains the \"northern Indians\". Benjamin also served on this campaign.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","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/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Cleaver family","Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818","Cleaver, Benjamin.","Cleaver, William.","English \n.    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Land grant to William Cleaver and others for 1,000 acres on the Monongahela River, 1782; certificate for money due B. Cleaver for service in the Virginia Militia, 1783; affidavits concerning the military service of William and Benjamin Cleaver, 1774-1782, in Dunmore's War, at the Falls of the Ohio, and on General George Rogers Clark's expedition against the Indians, including the Shawnee. There is also a petition, 1777, by residents of the Tygart Valley, West Fork of the Monongahela, and Buckhannon Creek settlements requesting the formation of a new county. 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The subscribers considered they were able to erect and support the necessary public buildings for a county town for the area including the Settlement named, Condition of roads, distance necessary to travel, and uninhabited and arduous route of travel were included in reasons given showing the need of a new county.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForms: Xerox copies, Ms. [manuscript], Land Grant 1 item, 1 p. (copied on 2 pp. [pages])\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Persons: Benj. [Benjamin] Harrison, Governor of Virginia to William Cleaver, Jonas Friend, Edward Skidmore, Joseph Donoho, \u0026amp; Jesse Hamilton; assignees of John McClanahan, assignee of James Walker \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Places: Augusta County, Monongalia County, on the Monongahela River\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Subjects: Land. Grant for 1,000 A. [acres] on the Monongahela R. [River], a part of 3,000 A. [acre] grant to James Walker for military service in the French and Indian War. 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Kentucky – removed to in 1779, served on guard duty at the Fort on the Falls of the Ohio [Fort Nelson] under the command of General George Rogers Clark; in Captain Davis' company served on Clark's expedition against the \"Northern Indians\"; mentions burning Shawnee towns, taking prisoners; Cleaver and his brother were later taken prisoners by the Indians, held for 6 months – brief comment on their captivity. Append affidavit by Rev. Martin Utterback certifies Cleaver's statement regarding his military service.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForms: Xerox copies of manuscripts of Affidavits and Certificates (2 items, 5 pages) \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Persons: Benjamin Cleaver, born in Maryland, 1751. Names given as character and service certification references: Uriah Pirtle; James Bentle [sic]-[Bentley?]; William Ewing; John Jamison; Peter and John Fulkerson; Charles and William C. Wortham; John Cunningham. Names mentioned in association with military service: General [George Rogers] Clark; Captain Davis; John Murray, Earl of Dunmore. Appended affidavit of Clergyman Martin Utterback and Charles Wortham certifying Cleaver's statement regarding his military service.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Places: Grayson County, Kentucky; Tygart Valley; Point Pleasant; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Falls of the Ohio/Kentucky.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Subjects: Military Service: 1774-1782. Resident of Tygart Valley in 1774 (\"on the Monongahela R. 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There are four typed pages dated January 1-9, 1969, with information about the Cleaver Family - William and Hannah; William, Jr.; Benjamin; and Stephen.","Forms: Xerox copies, Ms. [manuscript] Petition; 1 item original 2 pp. [pages] (copied on 5 pp.)"," Persons: Family names included in list of subscribers to the petition:","Blair, Blunt, Booth, Baker, Barker, Boyer, Barkley, Bucklin (?), Board, Cane, Crouch, Carne, Cochron [sic], Coningham-Cunnaham [sic], Carpenter, Childers, Canscoyle, Currants, Casaday, Clever-Cleaver, Cutrite [sic], Cotral [sic], Davison, Duglas [sic], Delegas, Dodson, Everman, Gibson, Gregory, Heasting [sic], Hanaman, Hickman, Husteg [sic]-Husteg (?), Hamilton, Huston, James, Jonas, Koon (Coon), King, Lambert, Lovel, Louther, Merrit, More [sic], McClane, Morefield, Nutter, Owens, O'Brian, Pedro, Philips, Price, Peidmore [sic], Parks, Parsons, Richards, Reed, Ryan, Riffle, Richardson, Shaver, Smith, Skidmore, Stalnaker, Sanderson, Simms, Springstone, Snider, Stout, Taylor, Thomas, Tucker, Thomson, Westfall, White, Wilson, Wools, Williams, Wilkeson, Wickwire, Webb, Yeokim [sic]. Cross, Gooden, Grundey, Hellen, Murphey, Merifield, Mathew, Woolf, Wire [Wine?]"," Places: Tygart Valley Settlement. West Fork of the Monongahela, and the Buckhannon Creek [sic] Settlements. [Area of original Harrison County; later possible present areas of Randolph, Lewis, Barbour and Upshur counties]"," Subjects: County Formation [Harrison Co. [County]] On information that petitions had been presented to the General Assembly to divide the \"old\" part of Augusta Co. [County], into smaller counties the 172 signers of the petition, residents of the named Settlements, ask that their area should not be joined any county east of the Alleghenys, on the waters of the James R. [River], or South Branch of the Potomac R. [River], or to the Monongalia County. The subscribers considered they were able to erect and support the necessary public buildings for a county town for the area including the Settlement named, Condition of roads, distance necessary to travel, and uninhabited and arduous route of travel were included in reasons given showing the need of a new county.","Forms: Xerox copies, Ms. [manuscript], Land Grant 1 item, 1 p. (copied on 2 pp. [pages])"," Persons: Benj. [Benjamin] Harrison, Governor of Virginia to William Cleaver, Jonas Friend, Edward Skidmore, Joseph Donoho, \u0026 Jesse Hamilton; assignees of John McClanahan, assignee of James Walker "," Places: Augusta County, Monongalia County, on the Monongahela River"," Subjects: Land. Grant for 1,000 A. [acres] on the Monongahela R. [River], a part of 3,000 A. [acre] grant to James Walker for military service in the French and Indian War. Surveyed in 1774","Forms: Affidavit (1 item, 5 pages)"," Persons: William Cleaver. B. [born] in Pennsylvania in 1761. Names mentioned in connection with military service: General [Geo. [George] Rogers] Clark, Captain Davis. Names given as character witnesses: Charles and William C. Wortham, William Ewing, John Jamison, John Peebles, William Brunk, Thomas Doran, Edmund Philips, Rev. Martin Utterback, and Frederick and Jacob Keller"," Places: Grayson County, Kentucky, and Tygart Valley Falls of Ohio."," Subjects: Military Service in the American Revolutionary War. Tygart Valley – resident of 1776-78; served in guarding forts and frontier settlements; scouting expedition in 1778. Kentucky – removed to in 1779, served on guard duty at the Fort on the Falls of the Ohio [Fort Nelson] under the command of General George Rogers Clark; in Captain Davis' company served on Clark's expedition against the \"Northern Indians\"; mentions burning Shawnee towns, taking prisoners; Cleaver and his brother were later taken prisoners by the Indians, held for 6 months – brief comment on their captivity. Append affidavit by Rev. Martin Utterback certifies Cleaver's statement regarding his military service.","Forms: Xerox copies of manuscripts of Affidavits and Certificates (2 items, 5 pages) "," Persons: Benjamin Cleaver, born in Maryland, 1751. Names given as character and service certification references: Uriah Pirtle; James Bentle [sic]-[Bentley?]; William Ewing; John Jamison; Peter and John Fulkerson; Charles and William C. Wortham; John Cunningham. Names mentioned in association with military service: General [George Rogers] Clark; Captain Davis; John Murray, Earl of Dunmore. Appended affidavit of Clergyman Martin Utterback and Charles Wortham certifying Cleaver's statement regarding his military service."," Places: Grayson County, Kentucky; Tygart Valley; Point Pleasant; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Falls of the Ohio/Kentucky."," Subjects: Military Service: 1774-1782. Resident of Tygart Valley in 1774 (\"on the Monongahela R. 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Affidavit (1 item, 3 pages)"," Persons: Benjamin Cleaver names mentioned in association with military service - General [George Rogers] Clark; Captain Davis."," Places: Grayson County, Kentucky; Tygart Valley; Falls of the Ohio."," Subjects: Military Service. B. Cleaver's affidavit regarding William Cleaver's military service, 1776-1782. Benjamin and Willam both served in guarding forts in the Tygart Valley. In 1779 both moved to Kentucky. In 1781 William ordered General Clark to assist in guarding and building forts [sic] at the Falls of the Ohio. In 1782 William volunteered in Captain Davis' Company and served with General Clark on his expedition agains the \"northern Indians\". Benjamin also served on this campaign."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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The subscribers considered they were able to erect and support the necessary public buildings for a county town for the area including the Settlement named, Condition of roads, distance necessary to travel, and uninhabited and arduous route of travel were included in reasons given showing the need of a new county.","Forms: Xerox copies, Ms. [manuscript], Land Grant 1 item, 1 p. (copied on 2 pp. [pages])"," Persons: Benj. [Benjamin] Harrison, Governor of Virginia to William Cleaver, Jonas Friend, Edward Skidmore, Joseph Donoho, \u0026 Jesse Hamilton; assignees of John McClanahan, assignee of James Walker "," Places: Augusta County, Monongalia County, on the Monongahela River"," Subjects: Land. Grant for 1,000 A. [acres] on the Monongahela R. [River], a part of 3,000 A. [acre] grant to James Walker for military service in the French and Indian War. Surveyed in 1774","Forms: Affidavit (1 item, 5 pages)"," Persons: William Cleaver. B. [born] in Pennsylvania in 1761. Names mentioned in connection with military service: General [Geo. [George] Rogers] Clark, Captain Davis. Names given as character witnesses: Charles and William C. Wortham, William Ewing, John Jamison, John Peebles, William Brunk, Thomas Doran, Edmund Philips, Rev. Martin Utterback, and Frederick and Jacob Keller"," Places: Grayson County, Kentucky, and Tygart Valley Falls of Ohio."," Subjects: Military Service in the American Revolutionary War. Tygart Valley – resident of 1776-78; served in guarding forts and frontier settlements; scouting expedition in 1778. Kentucky – removed to in 1779, served on guard duty at the Fort on the Falls of the Ohio [Fort Nelson] under the command of General George Rogers Clark; in Captain Davis' company served on Clark's expedition against the \"Northern Indians\"; mentions burning Shawnee towns, taking prisoners; Cleaver and his brother were later taken prisoners by the Indians, held for 6 months – brief comment on their captivity. Append affidavit by Rev. Martin Utterback certifies Cleaver's statement regarding his military service.","Forms: Xerox copies of manuscripts of Affidavits and Certificates (2 items, 5 pages) "," Persons: Benjamin Cleaver, born in Maryland, 1751. Names given as character and service certification references: Uriah Pirtle; James Bentle [sic]-[Bentley?]; William Ewing; John Jamison; Peter and John Fulkerson; Charles and William C. Wortham; John Cunningham. Names mentioned in association with military service: General [George Rogers] Clark; Captain Davis; John Murray, Earl of Dunmore. Appended affidavit of Clergyman Martin Utterback and Charles Wortham certifying Cleaver's statement regarding his military service."," Places: Grayson County, Kentucky; Tygart Valley; Point Pleasant; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Falls of the Ohio/Kentucky."," Subjects: Military Service: 1774-1782. Resident of Tygart Valley in 1774 (\"on the Monongahela R. 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Land grant to William Cleaver and others for 1,000 acres on the Monongahela River, 1782; certificate for money due B. Cleaver for service in the Virginia Militia, 1783; affidavits concerning the military service of William and Benjamin Cleaver, 1774-1782, in Dunmore's War, at the Falls of the Ohio, and on General George Rogers Clark's expedition against the Indians, including the Shawnee. There is also a petition, 1777, by residents of the Tygart Valley, West Fork of the Monongahela, and Buckhannon Creek settlements requesting the formation of a new county. 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There are four typed pages dated January 1-9, 1969, with information about the Cleaver Family - William and Hannah; William, Jr.; Benjamin; and Stephen.","Forms: Xerox copies, Ms. [manuscript] Petition; 1 item original 2 pp. [pages] (copied on 5 pp.)"," Persons: Family names included in list of subscribers to the petition:","Blair, Blunt, Booth, Baker, Barker, Boyer, Barkley, Bucklin (?), Board, Cane, Crouch, Carne, Cochron [sic], Coningham-Cunnaham [sic], Carpenter, Childers, Canscoyle, Currants, Casaday, Clever-Cleaver, Cutrite [sic], Cotral [sic], Davison, Duglas [sic], Delegas, Dodson, Everman, Gibson, Gregory, Heasting [sic], Hanaman, Hickman, Husteg [sic]-Husteg (?), Hamilton, Huston, James, Jonas, Koon (Coon), King, Lambert, Lovel, Louther, Merrit, More [sic], McClane, Morefield, Nutter, Owens, O'Brian, Pedro, Philips, Price, Peidmore [sic], Parks, Parsons, Richards, Reed, Ryan, Riffle, Richardson, Shaver, Smith, Skidmore, Stalnaker, Sanderson, Simms, Springstone, Snider, Stout, Taylor, Thomas, Tucker, Thomson, Westfall, White, Wilson, Wools, Williams, Wilkeson, Wickwire, Webb, Yeokim [sic]. Cross, Gooden, Grundey, Hellen, Murphey, Merifield, Mathew, Woolf, Wire [Wine?]"," Places: Tygart Valley Settlement. West Fork of the Monongahela, and the Buckhannon Creek [sic] Settlements. [Area of original Harrison County; later possible present areas of Randolph, Lewis, Barbour and Upshur counties]"," Subjects: County Formation [Harrison Co. [County]] On information that petitions had been presented to the General Assembly to divide the \"old\" part of Augusta Co. [County], into smaller counties the 172 signers of the petition, residents of the named Settlements, ask that their area should not be joined any county east of the Alleghenys, on the waters of the James R. [River], or South Branch of the Potomac R. [River], or to the Monongalia County. 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Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse (son) and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930). 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He was hired by Alexander Creel to survey and lay out lots for a new town, named St. Mary's, which became the county seat of Pleasants County. Thomas and Eliza Browse raised three children, Robert Henry, Eliza Jane, and Mary Elizabeth. Thomas Browse died in 1880 while serving as president of the county court.","\nRobert Henry Browse and his sole surviving sister, Mary, inherited most of the Thomas Browse estate. Mary married Edmund Holdren, had one child, and remained on Grape Island. Robert, like his father was active in investing, farming, and public affairs, serving as a delegate in the state legislature, a major in the county militia, and as editor and owner of a newspaper. He installed the county's first telephone line in Mary's house and was the first president of the McKim Telephone Company. Robert also served on the boards of banks. During the 1880s gas and oil boom in Pleasants County he bought land in Parkerville, laid out town lots, and changed the town name to Belmont. Robert and his wife Sarah raised six children, among them a son, Henry N. Browse.","\nWhen Robert died in 1909 his son Henry was named executor of Robert's estate. Instead of farming Henry chose medicine as his life's work. He still helped his mother, Sarah, manage his father's financial holdings, but he didn't pursue investing with same energy as his father and grandfather before him. Dr. Browse later moved to New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, with his wife Katherine and three children, where he practiced medicine for several years. Dr. Henry N. Browse died in 1954.","Papers of the Thomas Browse family documenting immigration from England to the Ohio River region in the vicinity of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky (1830); farming in Pleasants County, West Virginia in the vicinity of St. Marys on the Ohio River (ca. 1830s-1900); and the acquisition of and royalties from oil lands in Pleasant County from the region of \"Fish Pot\" (ca. 1880s-1910). Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930).","\nThe diaries of Thomas Browse consist of daily entries documenting in vivid detail his experiences in immigrating to America from England and running a farm in Pleasants County in western Virginia. Upon his reaching the Ohio River the diaries record his land speculation where the Ohio traverses the states of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky, including listings of land values, buildings, and people. Steamboats are recorded with their names. After his farm is established there is a record of goods produced (such as corn, apples, wool, etc.), listings of sales (including goods sold and their values), and records of land transactions. Personal and recreational events are recorded as well.","\nExcept for the arrest of Thomas Browse, the Civil War apparently did not have a substantial effect on life in St. Marys on evidence of the few Civil War related entries in his diary. Thomas Browse records in his diary and in separately foldered journal pages (see box 17, folder 12) his arrest by Federal authorities in April 1862 on suspicion of being a Confederate spy. This occurred on the eve of the election to decide ratification of the new state constitution. He was held in Wheeling for three days and then released after the election. There is also mention in the entry of 23 July 1863 of the posting of men of the 88th Ohio Regiment under Lieutenant Howe in St. Marys in order to intercept Morgan's Cavalry during his famous raid north. About 20 of these men were fed by the Browse household.","\nThe diaries of Mary E. Browse record life on the Browse estate including documentation of farm work and business, but also including references to household activities and chores. Her diary of 1855 vividly records a sea voyage from New York to Liverpool in order to visit relatives in England. She also expresses her stand against slavery in her diary, and her prediction of disunion of the United States as a result of the bitter division in the country.","\nThe papers of Robert H. Browse include extensive documentation of oil land acquisition in Pleasants County, including oil deeds, leases, plats, and royalty documents from ca. 1880-1910.","\nThere are several hand drawn survey maps of West Virginia lands in the Grape Island and Middle Island Creek area bordering the Ohio River, and plats of lands along Fish Pot Creek, Raven Rock, and Willow Island Creek in Pleasants and Tyler Counties pertaining to land acquisitions, contracts, and partnerships involving the Browse Family (ca. 1830-1910). There are also maps marking oil fields in Pleasants County (ca. 1900-1920), and maps of the city of Hutchinson, Kansas (1886), and the city of Chicago and the World's Fair (1893).","Series include: \n1) Diaries; \n2) Business Correspondence of the Browse Family; \n3) Clippings; \n4) Deeds and Land Surveys; \n5) Financial Records of Browse Family; \n6) Oil Records; \n7) Patents (land records); \n8) Subjects; and \n9) Oversized Separations.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of the Thomas Browse family documenting immigration from England to the Ohio River region in the vicinity of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky (1830); farming in Pleasants County, West Virginia in the vicinity of St. Marys on the Ohio River (ca. 1830s-1900); and the acquisition of and royalties from oil lands in Pleasants County from the region of \"Fish Pot\" (ca. 1880s-1910). Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse (son) and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930). 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Instead of farming Henry chose medicine as his life's work. He still helped his mother, Sarah, manage his father's financial holdings, but he didn't pursue investing with same energy as his father and grandfather before him. Dr. Browse later moved to New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, with his wife Katherine and three children, where he practiced medicine for several years. Dr. Henry N. Browse died in 1954.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas and Eliza Browse were young newlyweds in 1830 when they left their home in Paington, Devonshire, England and ventured across the Atlantic to settle in America. Financially secure already, Thomas Browse held tight to his plans of settling and farming in the Ohio River valley, searching carefully for the ideal plat.","\nA year later he bought 437 acres in Tyler County, Virginia (Later Pleasants County, West Virginia) along the Ohio River. Through hard work, wise investments, and partnerships, Thomas Browse became one of the most successful and wealthiest men in the area. He was appointed county surveyor and a magistrate of Tyler County and was involved in forming the new county in 1848, called Pleasants County. Browse was appointed by Governor Floyd to serve as a county justice and was again made county surveyor. He was hired by Alexander Creel to survey and lay out lots for a new town, named St. Mary's, which became the county seat of Pleasants County. Thomas and Eliza Browse raised three children, Robert Henry, Eliza Jane, and Mary Elizabeth. Thomas Browse died in 1880 while serving as president of the county court.","\nRobert Henry Browse and his sole surviving sister, Mary, inherited most of the Thomas Browse estate. Mary married Edmund Holdren, had one child, and remained on Grape Island. Robert, like his father was active in investing, farming, and public affairs, serving as a delegate in the state legislature, a major in the county militia, and as editor and owner of a newspaper. He installed the county's first telephone line in Mary's house and was the first president of the McKim Telephone Company. Robert also served on the boards of banks. During the 1880s gas and oil boom in Pleasants County he bought land in Parkerville, laid out town lots, and changed the town name to Belmont. Robert and his wife Sarah raised six children, among them a son, Henry N. Browse.","\nWhen Robert died in 1909 his son Henry was named executor of Robert's estate. Instead of farming Henry chose medicine as his life's work. He still helped his mother, Sarah, manage his father's financial holdings, but he didn't pursue investing with same energy as his father and grandfather before him. 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Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe diaries of Thomas Browse consist of daily entries documenting in vivid detail his experiences in immigrating to America from England and running a farm in Pleasants County in western Virginia. Upon his reaching the Ohio River the diaries record his land speculation where the Ohio traverses the states of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky, including listings of land values, buildings, and people. Steamboats are recorded with their names. 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Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930).","\nThe diaries of Thomas Browse consist of daily entries documenting in vivid detail his experiences in immigrating to America from England and running a farm in Pleasants County in western Virginia. Upon his reaching the Ohio River the diaries record his land speculation where the Ohio traverses the states of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky, including listings of land values, buildings, and people. Steamboats are recorded with their names. After his farm is established there is a record of goods produced (such as corn, apples, wool, etc.), listings of sales (including goods sold and their values), and records of land transactions. Personal and recreational events are recorded as well.","\nExcept for the arrest of Thomas Browse, the Civil War apparently did not have a substantial effect on life in St. Marys on evidence of the few Civil War related entries in his diary. Thomas Browse records in his diary and in separately foldered journal pages (see box 17, folder 12) his arrest by Federal authorities in April 1862 on suspicion of being a Confederate spy. This occurred on the eve of the election to decide ratification of the new state constitution. He was held in Wheeling for three days and then released after the election. There is also mention in the entry of 23 July 1863 of the posting of men of the 88th Ohio Regiment under Lieutenant Howe in St. Marys in order to intercept Morgan's Cavalry during his famous raid north. About 20 of these men were fed by the Browse household.","\nThe diaries of Mary E. Browse record life on the Browse estate including documentation of farm work and business, but also including references to household activities and chores. Her diary of 1855 vividly records a sea voyage from New York to Liverpool in order to visit relatives in England. She also expresses her stand against slavery in her diary, and her prediction of disunion of the United States as a result of the bitter division in the country.","\nThe papers of Robert H. Browse include extensive documentation of oil land acquisition in Pleasants County, including oil deeds, leases, plats, and royalty documents from ca. 1880-1910.","\nThere are several hand drawn survey maps of West Virginia lands in the Grape Island and Middle Island Creek area bordering the Ohio River, and plats of lands along Fish Pot Creek, Raven Rock, and Willow Island Creek in Pleasants and Tyler Counties pertaining to land acquisitions, contracts, and partnerships involving the Browse Family (ca. 1830-1910). There are also maps marking oil fields in Pleasants County (ca. 1900-1920), and maps of the city of Hutchinson, Kansas (1886), and the city of Chicago and the World's Fair (1893).","Series include: \n1) Diaries; \n2) Business Correspondence of the Browse Family; \n3) Clippings; \n4) Deeds and Land Surveys; \n5) Financial Records of Browse Family; \n6) Oil Records; \n7) Patents (land records); \n8) Subjects; and \n9) Oversized Separations."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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Browse (son) and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930). There are also several maps of West Virginia lands in Pleasants and Tyler Counties (ca. 1830-1910), including oil fields in Pleasants County (ca. 1900-1920), pertaining to the business of the Browse family.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of the Thomas Browse family documenting immigration from England to the Ohio River region in the vicinity of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky (1830); farming in Pleasants County, West Virginia in the vicinity of St. Marys on the Ohio River (ca. 1830s-1900); and the acquisition of and royalties from oil lands in Pleasants County from the region of \"Fish Pot\" (ca. 1880s-1910). Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). 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He was hired by Alexander Creel to survey and lay out lots for a new town, named St. Mary's, which became the county seat of Pleasants County. Thomas and Eliza Browse raised three children, Robert Henry, Eliza Jane, and Mary Elizabeth. Thomas Browse died in 1880 while serving as president of the county court.","\nRobert Henry Browse and his sole surviving sister, Mary, inherited most of the Thomas Browse estate. Mary married Edmund Holdren, had one child, and remained on Grape Island. Robert, like his father was active in investing, farming, and public affairs, serving as a delegate in the state legislature, a major in the county militia, and as editor and owner of a newspaper. He installed the county's first telephone line in Mary's house and was the first president of the McKim Telephone Company. Robert also served on the boards of banks. During the 1880s gas and oil boom in Pleasants County he bought land in Parkerville, laid out town lots, and changed the town name to Belmont. Robert and his wife Sarah raised six children, among them a son, Henry N. Browse.","\nWhen Robert died in 1909 his son Henry was named executor of Robert's estate. Instead of farming Henry chose medicine as his life's work. He still helped his mother, Sarah, manage his father's financial holdings, but he didn't pursue investing with same energy as his father and grandfather before him. Dr. Browse later moved to New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, with his wife Katherine and three children, where he practiced medicine for several years. Dr. Henry N. Browse died in 1954.","Papers of the Thomas Browse family documenting immigration from England to the Ohio River region in the vicinity of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky (1830); farming in Pleasants County, West Virginia in the vicinity of St. Marys on the Ohio River (ca. 1830s-1900); and the acquisition of and royalties from oil lands in Pleasant County from the region of \"Fish Pot\" (ca. 1880s-1910). Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930).","\nThe diaries of Thomas Browse consist of daily entries documenting in vivid detail his experiences in immigrating to America from England and running a farm in Pleasants County in western Virginia. Upon his reaching the Ohio River the diaries record his land speculation where the Ohio traverses the states of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky, including listings of land values, buildings, and people. Steamboats are recorded with their names. After his farm is established there is a record of goods produced (such as corn, apples, wool, etc.), listings of sales (including goods sold and their values), and records of land transactions. Personal and recreational events are recorded as well.","\nExcept for the arrest of Thomas Browse, the Civil War apparently did not have a substantial effect on life in St. Marys on evidence of the few Civil War related entries in his diary. Thomas Browse records in his diary and in separately foldered journal pages (see box 17, folder 12) his arrest by Federal authorities in April 1862 on suspicion of being a Confederate spy. This occurred on the eve of the election to decide ratification of the new state constitution. He was held in Wheeling for three days and then released after the election. There is also mention in the entry of 23 July 1863 of the posting of men of the 88th Ohio Regiment under Lieutenant Howe in St. Marys in order to intercept Morgan's Cavalry during his famous raid north. About 20 of these men were fed by the Browse household.","\nThe diaries of Mary E. Browse record life on the Browse estate including documentation of farm work and business, but also including references to household activities and chores. Her diary of 1855 vividly records a sea voyage from New York to Liverpool in order to visit relatives in England. She also expresses her stand against slavery in her diary, and her prediction of disunion of the United States as a result of the bitter division in the country.","\nThe papers of Robert H. Browse include extensive documentation of oil land acquisition in Pleasants County, including oil deeds, leases, plats, and royalty documents from ca. 1880-1910.","\nThere are several hand drawn survey maps of West Virginia lands in the Grape Island and Middle Island Creek area bordering the Ohio River, and plats of lands along Fish Pot Creek, Raven Rock, and Willow Island Creek in Pleasants and Tyler Counties pertaining to land acquisitions, contracts, and partnerships involving the Browse Family (ca. 1830-1910). There are also maps marking oil fields in Pleasants County (ca. 1900-1920), and maps of the city of Hutchinson, Kansas (1886), and the city of Chicago and the World's Fair (1893).","Series include: \n1) Diaries; \n2) Business Correspondence of the Browse Family; \n3) Clippings; \n4) Deeds and Land Surveys; \n5) Financial Records of Browse Family; \n6) Oil Records; \n7) Patents (land records); \n8) Subjects; and \n9) Oversized Separations.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of the Thomas Browse family documenting immigration from England to the Ohio River region in the vicinity of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky (1830); farming in Pleasants County, West Virginia in the vicinity of St. Marys on the Ohio River (ca. 1830s-1900); and the acquisition of and royalties from oil lands in Pleasants County from the region of \"Fish Pot\" (ca. 1880s-1910). Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse (son) and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930). There are also several maps of West Virginia lands in Pleasants and Tyler Counties (ca. 1830-1910), including oil fields in Pleasants County (ca. 1900-1920), pertaining to the business of the Browse family.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Instead of farming Henry chose medicine as his life's work. He still helped his mother, Sarah, manage his father's financial holdings, but he didn't pursue investing with same energy as his father and grandfather before him. Dr. Browse later moved to New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, with his wife Katherine and three children, where he practiced medicine for several years. Dr. Henry N. Browse died in 1954.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas and Eliza Browse were young newlyweds in 1830 when they left their home in Paington, Devonshire, England and ventured across the Atlantic to settle in America. Financially secure already, Thomas Browse held tight to his plans of settling and farming in the Ohio River valley, searching carefully for the ideal plat.","\nA year later he bought 437 acres in Tyler County, Virginia (Later Pleasants County, West Virginia) along the Ohio River. Through hard work, wise investments, and partnerships, Thomas Browse became one of the most successful and wealthiest men in the area. He was appointed county surveyor and a magistrate of Tyler County and was involved in forming the new county in 1848, called Pleasants County. Browse was appointed by Governor Floyd to serve as a county justice and was again made county surveyor. He was hired by Alexander Creel to survey and lay out lots for a new town, named St. Mary's, which became the county seat of Pleasants County. Thomas and Eliza Browse raised three children, Robert Henry, Eliza Jane, and Mary Elizabeth. Thomas Browse died in 1880 while serving as president of the county court.","\nRobert Henry Browse and his sole surviving sister, Mary, inherited most of the Thomas Browse estate. Mary married Edmund Holdren, had one child, and remained on Grape Island. Robert, like his father was active in investing, farming, and public affairs, serving as a delegate in the state legislature, a major in the county militia, and as editor and owner of a newspaper. He installed the county's first telephone line in Mary's house and was the first president of the McKim Telephone Company. Robert also served on the boards of banks. During the 1880s gas and oil boom in Pleasants County he bought land in Parkerville, laid out town lots, and changed the town name to Belmont. Robert and his wife Sarah raised six children, among them a son, Henry N. Browse.","\nWhen Robert died in 1909 his son Henry was named executor of Robert's estate. Instead of farming Henry chose medicine as his life's work. He still helped his mother, Sarah, manage his father's financial holdings, but he didn't pursue investing with same energy as his father and grandfather before him. 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Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe diaries of Thomas Browse consist of daily entries documenting in vivid detail his experiences in immigrating to America from England and running a farm in Pleasants County in western Virginia. Upon his reaching the Ohio River the diaries record his land speculation where the Ohio traverses the states of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky, including listings of land values, buildings, and people. Steamboats are recorded with their names. 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Includes diaries of Thomas Browse (1830-1878) and diaries of his daughter Mary E. Browse (1855-1910, incomplete). Also includes family papers of descendants Robert H. Browse and Henry Nicholas Browse (grandson) documenting services purchased and businesses transactions conducted along the Ohio River in the region of the towns of St. Marys, New Martinsville, and Wheeling (ca. 1880-1930).","\nThe diaries of Thomas Browse consist of daily entries documenting in vivid detail his experiences in immigrating to America from England and running a farm in Pleasants County in western Virginia. Upon his reaching the Ohio River the diaries record his land speculation where the Ohio traverses the states of Ohio, western Virginia, and Kentucky, including listings of land values, buildings, and people. Steamboats are recorded with their names. After his farm is established there is a record of goods produced (such as corn, apples, wool, etc.), listings of sales (including goods sold and their values), and records of land transactions. Personal and recreational events are recorded as well.","\nExcept for the arrest of Thomas Browse, the Civil War apparently did not have a substantial effect on life in St. Marys on evidence of the few Civil War related entries in his diary. Thomas Browse records in his diary and in separately foldered journal pages (see box 17, folder 12) his arrest by Federal authorities in April 1862 on suspicion of being a Confederate spy. This occurred on the eve of the election to decide ratification of the new state constitution. He was held in Wheeling for three days and then released after the election. There is also mention in the entry of 23 July 1863 of the posting of men of the 88th Ohio Regiment under Lieutenant Howe in St. Marys in order to intercept Morgan's Cavalry during his famous raid north. About 20 of these men were fed by the Browse household.","\nThe diaries of Mary E. Browse record life on the Browse estate including documentation of farm work and business, but also including references to household activities and chores. Her diary of 1855 vividly records a sea voyage from New York to Liverpool in order to visit relatives in England. She also expresses her stand against slavery in her diary, and her prediction of disunion of the United States as a result of the bitter division in the country.","\nThe papers of Robert H. 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Primary correspondents include Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917). These letters primarily document the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family.","This series contains miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera, such as calling card, recipe, tickets, etc.","This series contains the following groupings of letters: \n1. Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence; 1834-1872, 1880-1893; Box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 39, 49-55. \n2. Sarah Isabella Tomlinson to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson; 1876-1877; Box 2, folders 40-45, 50-55. \n3. Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson; 1877-1880; Box 2, folders 46-49.","The letters included in Series 5 consist primarily of correspondence between the core members of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, including Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as letters from their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917.) Other family members, friends, and colleagues contribute some correspondence as well.","Group 1. The correspondence between Will and Eliza occurs during the period from 1834 to 1864, the bulk of which spans the earliest days of the Civil War. These letters are substantially about Will's enlistment and his participation in guerilla warfare in West Virginia; they also substantially document his involvement in Ohio politics and journalism. Many of the letters throughout the series comment on current events; both Will and Eliza make astute observations about politics and the events of the Civil War.","The correspondence between Eliza, Will, and later, William Byers, is full of insight into the politics of both Ohio and the larger national arena. Throughout the series, the inner workings and functions of the Cincinnati Gazette and the Ripley Bee are repeated subjects as Will was a newspaperman by trade. Will's fervor for politics was carried on by his son, William Byers, whose letters describe both current events and firsthand observation of Cincinnati politics.","William Byers, Sarah Isabella, and Eliza are the primary correspondents from 1864 to 1897, since Will died in 1863. Letters between William Byers and Sarah Isabella make up the bulk of the letters from 1868 to 1872. Subjects include life in Cincinnati, work at the Cincinnati Gazette, family affairs, and literature, as the siblings often write of what they are reading at the time. Specific texts written about include Charles Dicken's The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Optic's Magazine. Sarah Isabella engages in correspondence with her maternal great grandfather, John Byers from 1869 to 1870, and their letters show the close relationship between family members who have never met, have a great difference in age, yet have similar religious values.","Regular family correspondence resumes after their marriage, and the letters are included in the Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence subgrouping. The primary correspondents are Alonzo, Sarah Isabella, Eliza, and William Byers. Subjects include Sarah Isabella's life in Stone Mountain, Pennsylvania, and William Byer's 1884 political career. The last letters of the series include the correspondence of Anna and W.S. Sherman.","Group 2. In the latter half of the series (1876-1880) Sarah Isabella remains a faithful correspondent to her mother, Eliza, writing to her constantly throughout her travels and career as a schoolteacher in Western Pennsylvania. These letters voluminously detail the educational practices and social and religious customs of this region. They also occasionally document fashion, through Sarah Isabella's reports of purchases to Eliza, and recipes, sometimes included in the exchanges between mother and daughter. These letters are collected in the Sarah Isabella to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson grouping.","Group 3. Sarah Isabella's future husband, a fellow schoolteacher named Alonzo Frescoln Smith, or \"Fritz,\" also contributes a great many letters in his courtship of Sarah Isabella from 1879 to 1880. His letters to Sarah Isabella are tender and almost obsessive, and are occasionally written in a secret code. Their correspondence is collected in the Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson grouping.","Letters of Interest by Subject Include:","Abolition: 1860/12/12, 1861/01/13.","Battles of the Civil War: 1862/04/04, 1862/07/15, 1863/02/13, 1863/14/19, 1863/05/07.","Camp Dennison and Camp Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio): 1861/06/12, 1861/06/22.","Cincinnati (Ohio): box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 38.","Duties of a Quartermaster Sergeant: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02.","Education -- Curricula -- United States -- History --19th century: box 2, folder 39-49.","Iowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century: 1860/06/24, 1861/10/07.","Journalism -- 19th century: box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 27.","Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion: 1861/02/12, 1863/04/09.","Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century: 1863/04/15, 1866/11/04, 1880/07/25.","Ohio Infantry -- 5th Regiment, 1861-1864: 1861/06/22, 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02, 1861/09/10.","Ohio -- Politics and government --19th century: 1861/10/07, 1863/04/19, 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Ohio River (Ohio): 1861/03/03, 1861/09/02.","Peace Democrats (Copperhead movement): 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Presbyterian Church: box 1, folder 37 through box 2, folder 38, 42-46, 51.","Women and children -- Social conditions -- 19th century: box 2; 39-53.","Temperance -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century: 1863/06/28, 1864/10/23.","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American: 1863/02/13, 1863/04/09, 1863/04/15.","United States -- History - Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Morgan's Cavalry Division (C.S.A.): 1862/07/15, 1862/07/18.","West Virginia -- History -- Farnsworth Blues: 1861/10/01, 1861/10/16, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Guerrilla warfare: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10.","West Virginia -- History -- Civil War -- Union campaigns: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10, 1861/10/01, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Squirrel Hunter Campaign, 1862: 1862/09/22.","Principal Letter Writers include: \nWill Tomlinson (1823-1863): newspaper publisher and editor. \nEliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885): Will's wife; writer and homemaker. \nWilliam Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917): Will and Eliza's son; newspaper publisher and editor. \nSarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925): Will and Eliza's daughter; teacher and homemaker.","Other Family Members and Correspondents include: \nDr. Adam Wylie II (1785-1839): Eliza's father; medical doctor. \nSarah Byers Wylie (1788-1880): Eliza's mother. \nDr. Thomas Byers Wylie (1811-1864): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nDr. Adam Newton Wylie (1813-1891): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nWilliam B. 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Prominent topics include the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, life in Cincinnati and Ripley Ohio, journalism and newspaper publishing, Civil War battles, national and Ohio politics, educational practices, and religious practices, among other subjects.","The collection also contains documents and ephemera pertaining to the Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","The collection was researched for the book \"A Printer's Kiss: The Life and Letters of a Civil War Newspaperman\" authored by Patricia Donahoe.","This series contains published documents which pertain to Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","This series consists of empty, undated envelopes used by the Wylie-Tomlinson family for correspondence.","This series contains the undated correspondence of the Wylie-Tomlinson family. Primary correspondents include Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917). These letters primarily document the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family.","This series contains miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera, such as calling card, recipe, tickets, etc.","This series contains the following groupings of letters: \n1. Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence; 1834-1872, 1880-1893; Box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 39, 49-55. \n2. Sarah Isabella Tomlinson to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson; 1876-1877; Box 2, folders 40-45, 50-55. \n3. Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson; 1877-1880; Box 2, folders 46-49.","The letters included in Series 5 consist primarily of correspondence between the core members of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, including Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as letters from their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917.) Other family members, friends, and colleagues contribute some correspondence as well.","Group 1. The correspondence between Will and Eliza occurs during the period from 1834 to 1864, the bulk of which spans the earliest days of the Civil War. These letters are substantially about Will's enlistment and his participation in guerilla warfare in West Virginia; they also substantially document his involvement in Ohio politics and journalism. Many of the letters throughout the series comment on current events; both Will and Eliza make astute observations about politics and the events of the Civil War.","The correspondence between Eliza, Will, and later, William Byers, is full of insight into the politics of both Ohio and the larger national arena. Throughout the series, the inner workings and functions of the Cincinnati Gazette and the Ripley Bee are repeated subjects as Will was a newspaperman by trade. Will's fervor for politics was carried on by his son, William Byers, whose letters describe both current events and firsthand observation of Cincinnati politics.","William Byers, Sarah Isabella, and Eliza are the primary correspondents from 1864 to 1897, since Will died in 1863. Letters between William Byers and Sarah Isabella make up the bulk of the letters from 1868 to 1872. Subjects include life in Cincinnati, work at the Cincinnati Gazette, family affairs, and literature, as the siblings often write of what they are reading at the time. Specific texts written about include Charles Dicken's The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Optic's Magazine. Sarah Isabella engages in correspondence with her maternal great grandfather, John Byers from 1869 to 1870, and their letters show the close relationship between family members who have never met, have a great difference in age, yet have similar religious values.","Regular family correspondence resumes after their marriage, and the letters are included in the Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence subgrouping. The primary correspondents are Alonzo, Sarah Isabella, Eliza, and William Byers. Subjects include Sarah Isabella's life in Stone Mountain, Pennsylvania, and William Byer's 1884 political career. The last letters of the series include the correspondence of Anna and W.S. Sherman.","Group 2. In the latter half of the series (1876-1880) Sarah Isabella remains a faithful correspondent to her mother, Eliza, writing to her constantly throughout her travels and career as a schoolteacher in Western Pennsylvania. These letters voluminously detail the educational practices and social and religious customs of this region. They also occasionally document fashion, through Sarah Isabella's reports of purchases to Eliza, and recipes, sometimes included in the exchanges between mother and daughter. These letters are collected in the Sarah Isabella to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson grouping.","Group 3. Sarah Isabella's future husband, a fellow schoolteacher named Alonzo Frescoln Smith, or \"Fritz,\" also contributes a great many letters in his courtship of Sarah Isabella from 1879 to 1880. His letters to Sarah Isabella are tender and almost obsessive, and are occasionally written in a secret code. Their correspondence is collected in the Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson grouping.","Letters of Interest by Subject Include:","Abolition: 1860/12/12, 1861/01/13.","Battles of the Civil War: 1862/04/04, 1862/07/15, 1863/02/13, 1863/14/19, 1863/05/07.","Camp Dennison and Camp Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio): 1861/06/12, 1861/06/22.","Cincinnati (Ohio): box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 38.","Duties of a Quartermaster Sergeant: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02.","Education -- Curricula -- United States -- History --19th century: box 2, folder 39-49.","Iowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century: 1860/06/24, 1861/10/07.","Journalism -- 19th century: box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 27.","Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion: 1861/02/12, 1863/04/09.","Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century: 1863/04/15, 1866/11/04, 1880/07/25.","Ohio Infantry -- 5th Regiment, 1861-1864: 1861/06/22, 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02, 1861/09/10.","Ohio -- Politics and government --19th century: 1861/10/07, 1863/04/19, 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Ohio River (Ohio): 1861/03/03, 1861/09/02.","Peace Democrats (Copperhead movement): 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Presbyterian Church: box 1, folder 37 through box 2, folder 38, 42-46, 51.","Women and children -- Social conditions -- 19th century: box 2; 39-53.","Temperance -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century: 1863/06/28, 1864/10/23.","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American: 1863/02/13, 1863/04/09, 1863/04/15.","United States -- History - Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Morgan's Cavalry Division (C.S.A.): 1862/07/15, 1862/07/18.","West Virginia -- History -- Farnsworth Blues: 1861/10/01, 1861/10/16, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Guerrilla warfare: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10.","West Virginia -- History -- Civil War -- Union campaigns: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10, 1861/10/01, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Squirrel Hunter Campaign, 1862: 1862/09/22.","Principal Letter Writers include: \nWill Tomlinson (1823-1863): newspaper publisher and editor. \nEliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885): Will's wife; writer and homemaker. \nWilliam Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917): Will and Eliza's son; newspaper publisher and editor. \nSarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925): Will and Eliza's daughter; teacher and homemaker.","Other Family Members and Correspondents include: \nDr. Adam Wylie II (1785-1839): Eliza's father; medical doctor. \nSarah Byers Wylie (1788-1880): Eliza's mother. \nDr. Thomas Byers Wylie (1811-1864): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nDr. Adam Newton Wylie (1813-1891): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nWilliam B. Franklin Wylie (1824-1860): Eliza's brother; attorney at law. \nMargaret Shannon Wylie (1826-1846): Eliza's sister. \nAnne Tomlinson Hunter Skinner (1810-n.d.): Will's sister.","This series consists of oversize materials moved from Series 1."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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Prominent topics include the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, life in Cincinnati and Ripley Ohio, journalism and newspaper publishing, Civil War battles, national and Ohio politics, educational practices, and religious practices, among other subjects.","The collection also contains documents and ephemera pertaining to the Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","The collection was researched for the book \"A Printer's Kiss: The Life and Letters of a Civil War Newspaperman\" authored by Patricia Donahoe.","This series contains published documents which pertain to Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","This series consists of empty, undated envelopes used by the Wylie-Tomlinson family for correspondence.","This series contains the undated correspondence of the Wylie-Tomlinson family. Primary correspondents include Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917). These letters primarily document the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family.","This series contains miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera, such as calling card, recipe, tickets, etc.","This series contains the following groupings of letters: \n1. Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence; 1834-1872, 1880-1893; Box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 39, 49-55. \n2. Sarah Isabella Tomlinson to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson; 1876-1877; Box 2, folders 40-45, 50-55. \n3. Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson; 1877-1880; Box 2, folders 46-49.","The letters included in Series 5 consist primarily of correspondence between the core members of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, including Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as letters from their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917.) Other family members, friends, and colleagues contribute some correspondence as well.","Group 1. The correspondence between Will and Eliza occurs during the period from 1834 to 1864, the bulk of which spans the earliest days of the Civil War. These letters are substantially about Will's enlistment and his participation in guerilla warfare in West Virginia; they also substantially document his involvement in Ohio politics and journalism. Many of the letters throughout the series comment on current events; both Will and Eliza make astute observations about politics and the events of the Civil War.","The correspondence between Eliza, Will, and later, William Byers, is full of insight into the politics of both Ohio and the larger national arena. Throughout the series, the inner workings and functions of the Cincinnati Gazette and the Ripley Bee are repeated subjects as Will was a newspaperman by trade. Will's fervor for politics was carried on by his son, William Byers, whose letters describe both current events and firsthand observation of Cincinnati politics.","William Byers, Sarah Isabella, and Eliza are the primary correspondents from 1864 to 1897, since Will died in 1863. Letters between William Byers and Sarah Isabella make up the bulk of the letters from 1868 to 1872. Subjects include life in Cincinnati, work at the Cincinnati Gazette, family affairs, and literature, as the siblings often write of what they are reading at the time. Specific texts written about include Charles Dicken's The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Optic's Magazine. Sarah Isabella engages in correspondence with her maternal great grandfather, John Byers from 1869 to 1870, and their letters show the close relationship between family members who have never met, have a great difference in age, yet have similar religious values.","Regular family correspondence resumes after their marriage, and the letters are included in the Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence subgrouping. The primary correspondents are Alonzo, Sarah Isabella, Eliza, and William Byers. Subjects include Sarah Isabella's life in Stone Mountain, Pennsylvania, and William Byer's 1884 political career. The last letters of the series include the correspondence of Anna and W.S. Sherman.","Group 2. In the latter half of the series (1876-1880) Sarah Isabella remains a faithful correspondent to her mother, Eliza, writing to her constantly throughout her travels and career as a schoolteacher in Western Pennsylvania. These letters voluminously detail the educational practices and social and religious customs of this region. They also occasionally document fashion, through Sarah Isabella's reports of purchases to Eliza, and recipes, sometimes included in the exchanges between mother and daughter. These letters are collected in the Sarah Isabella to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson grouping.","Group 3. Sarah Isabella's future husband, a fellow schoolteacher named Alonzo Frescoln Smith, or \"Fritz,\" also contributes a great many letters in his courtship of Sarah Isabella from 1879 to 1880. His letters to Sarah Isabella are tender and almost obsessive, and are occasionally written in a secret code. Their correspondence is collected in the Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson grouping.","Letters of Interest by Subject Include:","Abolition: 1860/12/12, 1861/01/13.","Battles of the Civil War: 1862/04/04, 1862/07/15, 1863/02/13, 1863/14/19, 1863/05/07.","Camp Dennison and Camp Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio): 1861/06/12, 1861/06/22.","Cincinnati (Ohio): box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 38.","Duties of a Quartermaster Sergeant: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02.","Education -- Curricula -- United States -- History --19th century: box 2, folder 39-49.","Iowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century: 1860/06/24, 1861/10/07.","Journalism -- 19th century: box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 27.","Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion: 1861/02/12, 1863/04/09.","Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century: 1863/04/15, 1866/11/04, 1880/07/25.","Ohio Infantry -- 5th Regiment, 1861-1864: 1861/06/22, 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02, 1861/09/10.","Ohio -- Politics and government --19th century: 1861/10/07, 1863/04/19, 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Ohio River (Ohio): 1861/03/03, 1861/09/02.","Peace Democrats (Copperhead movement): 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Presbyterian Church: box 1, folder 37 through box 2, folder 38, 42-46, 51.","Women and children -- Social conditions -- 19th century: box 2; 39-53.","Temperance -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century: 1863/06/28, 1864/10/23.","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American: 1863/02/13, 1863/04/09, 1863/04/15.","United States -- History - Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Morgan's Cavalry Division (C.S.A.): 1862/07/15, 1862/07/18.","West Virginia -- History -- Farnsworth Blues: 1861/10/01, 1861/10/16, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Guerrilla warfare: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10.","West Virginia -- History -- Civil War -- Union campaigns: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10, 1861/10/01, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Squirrel Hunter Campaign, 1862: 1862/09/22.","Principal Letter Writers include: \nWill Tomlinson (1823-1863): newspaper publisher and editor. \nEliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885): Will's wife; writer and homemaker. \nWilliam Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917): Will and Eliza's son; newspaper publisher and editor. \nSarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925): Will and Eliza's daughter; teacher and homemaker.","Other Family Members and Correspondents include: \nDr. Adam Wylie II (1785-1839): Eliza's father; medical doctor. \nSarah Byers Wylie (1788-1880): Eliza's mother. \nDr. Thomas Byers Wylie (1811-1864): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nDr. Adam Newton Wylie (1813-1891): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nWilliam B. 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Sherman.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGroup 2. In the latter half of the series (1876-1880) Sarah Isabella remains a faithful correspondent to her mother, Eliza, writing to her constantly throughout her travels and career as a schoolteacher in Western Pennsylvania. These letters voluminously detail the educational practices and social and religious customs of this region. They also occasionally document fashion, through Sarah Isabella's reports of purchases to Eliza, and recipes, sometimes included in the exchanges between mother and daughter. These letters are collected in the Sarah Isabella to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson grouping.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGroup 3. Sarah Isabella's future husband, a fellow schoolteacher named Alonzo Frescoln Smith, or \"Fritz,\" also contributes a great many letters in his courtship of Sarah Isabella from 1879 to 1880. His letters to Sarah Isabella are tender and almost obsessive, and are occasionally written in a secret code. Their correspondence is collected in the Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson grouping.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetters of Interest by Subject Include:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAbolition: 1860/12/12, 1861/01/13.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBattles of the Civil War: 1862/04/04, 1862/07/15, 1863/02/13, 1863/14/19, 1863/05/07.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCamp Dennison and Camp Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio): 1861/06/12, 1861/06/22.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCincinnati (Ohio): box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 38.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDuties of a Quartermaster Sergeant: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEducation -- Curricula -- United States -- History --19th century: box 2, folder 39-49.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century: 1860/06/24, 1861/10/07.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJournalism -- 19th century: box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 27.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion: 1861/02/12, 1863/04/09.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMedicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century: 1863/04/15, 1866/11/04, 1880/07/25.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOhio Infantry -- 5th Regiment, 1861-1864: 1861/06/22, 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02, 1861/09/10.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOhio -- Politics and government --19th century: 1861/10/07, 1863/04/19, 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOhio River (Ohio): 1861/03/03, 1861/09/02.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePeace Democrats (Copperhead movement): 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePresbyterian Church: box 1, folder 37 through box 2, folder 38, 42-46, 51.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWomen and children -- Social conditions -- 19th century: box 2; 39-53.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTemperance -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century: 1863/06/28, 1864/10/23.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American: 1863/02/13, 1863/04/09, 1863/04/15.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eUnited States -- History - Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Morgan's Cavalry Division (C.S.A.): 1862/07/15, 1862/07/18.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia -- History -- Farnsworth Blues: 1861/10/01, 1861/10/16, 1861/10/28.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia -- History -- Guerrilla warfare: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia -- History -- Civil War -- Union campaigns: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10, 1861/10/01, 1861/10/28.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia -- History -- Squirrel Hunter Campaign, 1862: 1862/09/22.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePrincipal Letter Writers include:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWill Tomlinson (1823-1863): newspaper publisher and editor.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885): Will's wife; writer and homemaker.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWilliam Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917): Will and Eliza's son; newspaper publisher and editor.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925): Will and Eliza's daughter; teacher and homemaker.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOther Family Members and Correspondents include:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDr. Adam Wylie II (1785-1839): Eliza's father; medical doctor.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSarah Byers Wylie (1788-1880): Eliza's mother.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDr. Thomas Byers Wylie (1811-1864): Eliza's brother; medical doctor.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDr. Adam Newton Wylie (1813-1891): Eliza's brother; medical doctor.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWilliam B. Franklin Wylie (1824-1860): Eliza's brother; attorney at law.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMargaret Shannon Wylie (1826-1846): Eliza's sister.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAnne Tomlinson Hunter Skinner (1810-n.d.): Will's sister.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists of oversize materials moved from Series 1.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Correspondence of Will Tomlinson, a newspaper publisher in southern Ohio, his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson, and their children Sarah Isabella Tomlinson and William Byers Tomlinson, as well as other family members, friends, and colleagues.","The letters range from 1834 through 1897, the bulk of which date from 1861-1863 and from 1876-1880. Prominent topics include the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, life in Cincinnati and Ripley Ohio, journalism and newspaper publishing, Civil War battles, national and Ohio politics, educational practices, and religious practices, among other subjects.","The collection also contains documents and ephemera pertaining to the Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","The collection was researched for the book \"A Printer's Kiss: The Life and Letters of a Civil War Newspaperman\" authored by Patricia Donahoe.","This series contains published documents which pertain to Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","This series consists of empty, undated envelopes used by the Wylie-Tomlinson family for correspondence.","This series contains the undated correspondence of the Wylie-Tomlinson family. Primary correspondents include Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917). These letters primarily document the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family.","This series contains miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera, such as calling card, recipe, tickets, etc.","This series contains the following groupings of letters: \n1. Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence; 1834-1872, 1880-1893; Box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 39, 49-55. \n2. Sarah Isabella Tomlinson to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson; 1876-1877; Box 2, folders 40-45, 50-55. \n3. Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson; 1877-1880; Box 2, folders 46-49.","The letters included in Series 5 consist primarily of correspondence between the core members of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, including Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as letters from their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917.) Other family members, friends, and colleagues contribute some correspondence as well.","Group 1. The correspondence between Will and Eliza occurs during the period from 1834 to 1864, the bulk of which spans the earliest days of the Civil War. These letters are substantially about Will's enlistment and his participation in guerilla warfare in West Virginia; they also substantially document his involvement in Ohio politics and journalism. Many of the letters throughout the series comment on current events; both Will and Eliza make astute observations about politics and the events of the Civil War.","The correspondence between Eliza, Will, and later, William Byers, is full of insight into the politics of both Ohio and the larger national arena. Throughout the series, the inner workings and functions of the Cincinnati Gazette and the Ripley Bee are repeated subjects as Will was a newspaperman by trade. Will's fervor for politics was carried on by his son, William Byers, whose letters describe both current events and firsthand observation of Cincinnati politics.","William Byers, Sarah Isabella, and Eliza are the primary correspondents from 1864 to 1897, since Will died in 1863. Letters between William Byers and Sarah Isabella make up the bulk of the letters from 1868 to 1872. Subjects include life in Cincinnati, work at the Cincinnati Gazette, family affairs, and literature, as the siblings often write of what they are reading at the time. Specific texts written about include Charles Dicken's The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Optic's Magazine. Sarah Isabella engages in correspondence with her maternal great grandfather, John Byers from 1869 to 1870, and their letters show the close relationship between family members who have never met, have a great difference in age, yet have similar religious values.","Regular family correspondence resumes after their marriage, and the letters are included in the Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence subgrouping. The primary correspondents are Alonzo, Sarah Isabella, Eliza, and William Byers. Subjects include Sarah Isabella's life in Stone Mountain, Pennsylvania, and William Byer's 1884 political career. The last letters of the series include the correspondence of Anna and W.S. Sherman.","Group 2. In the latter half of the series (1876-1880) Sarah Isabella remains a faithful correspondent to her mother, Eliza, writing to her constantly throughout her travels and career as a schoolteacher in Western Pennsylvania. These letters voluminously detail the educational practices and social and religious customs of this region. They also occasionally document fashion, through Sarah Isabella's reports of purchases to Eliza, and recipes, sometimes included in the exchanges between mother and daughter. These letters are collected in the Sarah Isabella to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson grouping.","Group 3. Sarah Isabella's future husband, a fellow schoolteacher named Alonzo Frescoln Smith, or \"Fritz,\" also contributes a great many letters in his courtship of Sarah Isabella from 1879 to 1880. His letters to Sarah Isabella are tender and almost obsessive, and are occasionally written in a secret code. Their correspondence is collected in the Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson grouping.","Letters of Interest by Subject Include:","Abolition: 1860/12/12, 1861/01/13.","Battles of the Civil War: 1862/04/04, 1862/07/15, 1863/02/13, 1863/14/19, 1863/05/07.","Camp Dennison and Camp Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio): 1861/06/12, 1861/06/22.","Cincinnati (Ohio): box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 38.","Duties of a Quartermaster Sergeant: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02.","Education -- Curricula -- United States -- History --19th century: box 2, folder 39-49.","Iowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century: 1860/06/24, 1861/10/07.","Journalism -- 19th century: box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 27.","Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion: 1861/02/12, 1863/04/09.","Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century: 1863/04/15, 1866/11/04, 1880/07/25.","Ohio Infantry -- 5th Regiment, 1861-1864: 1861/06/22, 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02, 1861/09/10.","Ohio -- Politics and government --19th century: 1861/10/07, 1863/04/19, 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Ohio River (Ohio): 1861/03/03, 1861/09/02.","Peace Democrats (Copperhead movement): 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Presbyterian Church: box 1, folder 37 through box 2, folder 38, 42-46, 51.","Women and children -- Social conditions -- 19th century: box 2; 39-53.","Temperance -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century: 1863/06/28, 1864/10/23.","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American: 1863/02/13, 1863/04/09, 1863/04/15.","United States -- History - Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Morgan's Cavalry Division (C.S.A.): 1862/07/15, 1862/07/18.","West Virginia -- History -- Farnsworth Blues: 1861/10/01, 1861/10/16, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Guerrilla warfare: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10.","West Virginia -- History -- Civil War -- Union campaigns: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10, 1861/10/01, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Squirrel Hunter Campaign, 1862: 1862/09/22.","Principal Letter Writers include: \nWill Tomlinson (1823-1863): newspaper publisher and editor. \nEliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885): Will's wife; writer and homemaker. \nWilliam Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917): Will and Eliza's son; newspaper publisher and editor. \nSarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925): Will and Eliza's daughter; teacher and homemaker.","Other Family Members and Correspondents include: \nDr. Adam Wylie II (1785-1839): Eliza's father; medical doctor. \nSarah Byers Wylie (1788-1880): Eliza's mother. \nDr. Thomas Byers Wylie (1811-1864): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nDr. Adam Newton Wylie (1813-1891): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nWilliam B. 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