Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Letter

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Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 2 items (1 folder)
Creator:
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
Abstract:
Letter from 1842 authored by Peter G. Van Winkle (1808-1872) regarding business and political matters. Van Winkle was a Parkersburg attorney, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851, member of the Second Wheeling Convention of 1861, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1861-1862, legislator from Wood County in 1863, U.S. Senator from 1863-1869, and participant in West Virginia railroad and business enterprises. Contains original manuscript and typescript copy of a letter from Van Winkle, Parkersburg, to Charles P. Bailey, dated April 12, 1842, describing his opinions on imports and foreign debt, a tariff on foreign imports, a proposed national bank, internal improvements, and other subjects of political importance in the early forties.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Letter, A&M 0018, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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