Charles Mortimer Bishop (1827-1896) Papers
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charles Mortimer Bishop (1827-1896) Papers, A&M 0008, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
- Creator:
- Bishop, Charles Mortimer (1827-1896)
- Abstract:
- Papers of a Preston County farmer, merchant, and licensed exhorter of the Methodist Episcopal Church who served in the state legislature in the years 1870-1876. There are letters of H. Davis and William Ewin regarding land and coal properties in Preston County. Also included are minutes of the incorporators' meeting of the Iron Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad, 1873, as well as scattered items relating to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Kingwood; the Northwestern Turnpike at St. George; the Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad Company; Civil War bounty claims; the Rowlesburg Lumber and Iron Company; stave making; the Wheeling Female College; political and religious speeches; and the Morgantown District Camp Meeting Association, 1877.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charles Mortimer Bishop (1827-1896) Papers, A&M 0008, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Physical location:
- 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/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Churches -- Methodist Episcopal
Civil War -- Bounty claims
Farms and farming.
Iron furnaces and iron industry.
Lumber trade
Railroads - Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad.
Railroads - Iron Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads.
Women's schools. - Names:
- Morgantown District Camp Meeting Association
Rowlesburg Lumber and Iron Company
Wheeling Female College
Bishop, Charles Mortimer (1827-1896)
Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916
Ewin, William, 1806-1886 - Places:
- Northwestern Turnpike.
Preston County (W. Va.)