Frank Hereford (1825-1891) Correspondence

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West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Frank Hereford (1825-1891) Correspondence, A&M 1367, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 folder, 0.1 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Creator:
Hereford, Frank, 1825-1891
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Frank Hereford (1825-1891) Correspondence, A&M 1367, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Hereford was a lawyer and politician and served in the House of Representatives from 1871 to 1877 when he was elected to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Allen T. Caperton. He served until 1881. The papers include letters of recommendation; congratulations on his election to the Senate; correspondence on West Virginia politics; an editorial letter on the "salary grab;" and letters urging Hereford to run for re-election in 1881.

Correspondents include: Daniel W. Voorhees, John White Stevenson, Charles J. Faulkner, and E. J. Curtis.

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