Davis Family 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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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Davis Family Papers, A&M 0140, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.29 Linear Feet Summary: 3 1/2 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
- Creator:
- Davis family
- Abstract:
- Personal and business papers of Isaac, Albert, and Silas R. Davis, of Ohio and Marshall counties, West Virginia. Includes estate settlements, genealogical data, justice of the peace docket and broadsides. There is a Civil War loyalty oath for J.N. Keller, a War of 1812 discharge for Thomas Moore and an 1844 presidential campaign broadside for the Whig candidate Henry Clay.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Davis Family Papers, A&M 0140, 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:
- Broadsides.
Election of 1844.
Estate settlements.
Justices of the peace - Names:
- Davis family
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Davis, Albert.
Davis, Isaac.
Davis, Silas R.
Keller, J.N.
Moore, Thomas. - Places:
- Marshall County.
Ohio County (W. Va.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- War of 1812