Fox 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], Fox Family Papers, A&M 0471, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)
- Creator:
- Fox family
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Fox Family Papers, A&M 0471, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers centering upon Williams and Vause Fox, Hampshire County; including indentures, patents a slave deed, return of supplies and regimental orders of the 77th Regiment of Virginia Militia, accounts for farm implements and household supplies; names mentioned include Johnson Barkelow, and William and George Calmes; the land papers bear the signatures of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Wood, and Thomas Randolph.
- 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:
- Account books
Literature -- Societies, etc
Militia - Virginia 77th Regiment.
Slaves and slavery.
Surveyors and surveying.
Farms and farming. - Names:
- Fox family
Fox, Vause.
Fox, William.
Barkelow, Johnson
Calmes, William
Calmes, George
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Madison, James (1751-1836)
Wood, James (1741-1813)
Randolph, Thomas M. (Thomas Mann), 1768-1828 - Places:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
Romney (W. Va.)