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Delf Norona, Collector, Postal History

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Copies of two items relating to early post office history in West Virginia: 1) "Synopsis of Postal Laws and Regulations" compiled by John H. Zevely; 2) "Post Office Bulletin" for January 1875, Vol. IX, No. 1, published in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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Delf Norona, Collector, Postal History 0 Linear Feet Summary: 2 items

Norona, Delf, 1895-1974
Copies of two items relating to early post office history in West Virginia: 1) "Synopsis of Postal Laws and Regulations" compiled by John H. Zevely; 2) "Post Office Bulletin" for January 1875, Vol. IX, No. 1, published in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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Kodol, West Virginia Post Office Records

0.29 Linear Feet Summary: 3 1/2 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
The ledgers of a rural Wetzel County post office containing receipts and combined registers of money orders issued and cash books recording the sale of postage stamps and domestic money orders. There is also an account book of the Charles S. Phillips General Store containing along with the ledger receipts, business papers and personal letters.
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Kodol, West Virginia Post Office Records 0.29 Linear Feet Summary: 3 1/2 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Kodol, West Virginia. Post Office
The ledgers of a rural Wetzel County post office containing receipts and combined registers of money orders issued and cash books recording the sale of postage stamps and domestic money orders. There is also an account book of the Charles S. Phillips General Store containing along with the ledger receipts, business papers and personal letters.
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M.J. Garrison and Company Records

1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)

Additional business records of the firm operating under the names of M.J. Garrison and Bro., in Wadestown, W.Va., including cash books, bank books and ledgers. Business activities include the operation of a general store; livestock purchase and sale; wool purchase and sale, principally in the capacity of purchasing agent for James Auld and Son; school and county orders cashed for teaching, and building of the Range Bridge. Quarterly post office financial reports; Wadestown Telephone Co., sale of stock and operation charges; lumber purchase and sale; oil land lease, drilling operations, sale of oil, line rights of way, names of oil companies operating in the area, and remarks regarding the well numbers and locations; and estimated flow. Entries for gas wells coming in, depth drilled, and names of drillers. Some entries indicate that Mr. Garrison served in a financial administrative capacity for various community enterprises, including the collection and disbursing of funds for the building of the Oak Forest M.E. Church, and for several estates. Other members of the Garrison family mentioned include, J.L., Maude, and Kate. The names of many area residents appear in these volumes.

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M.J. Garrison and Company Records 1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)

Garrison, M. J. and Company

Additional business records of the firm operating under the names of M.J. Garrison and Bro., in Wadestown, W.Va., including cash books, bank books and ledgers. Business activities include the operation of a general store; livestock purchase and sale; wool purchase and sale, principally in the capacity of purchasing agent for James Auld and Son; school and county orders cashed for teaching, and building of the Range Bridge. Quarterly post office financial reports; Wadestown Telephone Co., sale of stock and operation charges; lumber purchase and sale; oil land lease, drilling operations, sale of oil, line rights of way, names of oil companies operating in the area, and remarks regarding the well numbers and locations; and estimated flow. Entries for gas wells coming in, depth drilled, and names of drillers. Some entries indicate that Mr. Garrison served in a financial administrative capacity for various community enterprises, including the collection and disbursing of funds for the building of the Oak Forest M.E. Church, and for several estates. Other members of the Garrison family mentioned include, J.L., Maude, and Kate. The names of many area residents appear in these volumes.

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Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records

0.77 Linear Feet 9 1/4 in. (1 document case, 2.5 in.); (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Scrapbook and other records documenting the history of the Morgantown post office. Includes news clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and papers. Many clippings deal with postmaster appointments and changes in postal employee conditions such as pay raises and working hours. Many pictures and articles document the construction of the previous post office, now the Morgantown Arts Center, as well as the present post office. There are also clippings about natives of Morgantown serving in the military in World War II. The Morgantown post office was one of the first post offices in what is now West Virginia; George Washington appointed its first postmaster in 1795.
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Morgantown Post Office Scrapbook and Other Records 0.77 Linear Feet 9 1/4 in. (1 document case, 2.5 in.); (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

US Post Office. Morgantown
Scrapbook and other records documenting the history of the Morgantown post office. Includes news clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and papers. Many clippings deal with postmaster appointments and changes in postal employee conditions such as pay raises and working hours. Many pictures and articles document the construction of the previous post office, now the Morgantown Arts Center, as well as the present post office. There are also clippings about natives of Morgantown serving in the military in World War II. The Morgantown post office was one of the first post offices in what is now West Virginia; George Washington appointed its first postmaster in 1795.
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Postmasters Appointment Records

0.44 Linear Feet Summary: 5 1/4 in. (3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
A microfilm copy of Record Group 28 of the National Archives containing records of appointments of postmasters by the U. S. Postal Service. The records include a roughly alphabetical list of post offices throughout the country, the names of postmasters for those offices and their dates of first returns.
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Postmasters Appointment Records 0.44 Linear Feet Summary: 5 1/4 in. (3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

A microfilm copy of Record Group 28 of the National Archives containing records of appointments of postmasters by the U. S. Postal Service. The records include a roughly alphabetical list of post offices throughout the country, the names of postmasters for those offices and their dates of first returns.
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Post Office Site Location Reports

3.06 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 3/4 in. (21 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

The record of forms and in most cases map sketches on which local postmasters supplied data to the Topographer of the U.S. Post Office Department for use in determining post office site locations relative to nearby post offices, transportation routes and facilities. There is not an exact standardization of all reports. Earlier reports may not be as detailed as those of a later date and in some cases there may be correspondence queries of postmasters for more complete information. As well as an alphabetical arrangement by state or territory, there is also an alphabetical arrangement within a state, such as West Virginia, by county. There is an imperfect alphabetical arrangement of site locations at the county level with site location name changes not noted. In instances of more than one report for a particular site, generally a backward chronological order is followed from the most recent report to that of the earliest. With few exceptions the reports do not show exact site locations, nor do they include building survey information of the post offices. The reports were used by the Topographer to prepare postal maps for use by the department and for sale to the public. In themselves, the reports constituted an important part of the procedure for establishing new post offices.

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Post Office Site Location Reports 3.06 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 3/4 in. (21 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

The record of forms and in most cases map sketches on which local postmasters supplied data to the Topographer of the U.S. Post Office Department for use in determining post office site locations relative to nearby post offices, transportation routes and facilities. There is not an exact standardization of all reports. Earlier reports may not be as detailed as those of a later date and in some cases there may be correspondence queries of postmasters for more complete information. As well as an alphabetical arrangement by state or territory, there is also an alphabetical arrangement within a state, such as West Virginia, by county. There is an imperfect alphabetical arrangement of site locations at the county level with site location name changes not noted. In instances of more than one report for a particular site, generally a backward chronological order is followed from the most recent report to that of the earliest. With few exceptions the reports do not show exact site locations, nor do they include building survey information of the post offices. The reports were used by the Topographer to prepare postal maps for use by the department and for sale to the public. In themselves, the reports constituted an important part of the procedure for establishing new post offices.

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Sandy, West Virginia Post Office Ledger

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)
Official Postmaster's Account and Record Book for Sandy, WV, 1898-1901. One ledger.
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Sandy, West Virginia Post Office Ledger 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Sandy. Post Office
Official Postmaster's Account and Record Book for Sandy, WV, 1898-1901. One ledger.
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West Virginia Postmasters Appointment Records

0.58 Linear Feet Summary: 7 in. (4 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
The record of the appointment of postmasters in the following WV counties: Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming. The record shows the dates of establishment and discontinuance of post offices, their changes of name, and the names of and the appointment dates of their postmasters. Beginning in 1870, it shows the names of post offices to which mail from discontinued offices was sent. The record also shows the dates of Presidential appointments of postmasters and the dates of their confirmation by the Senate, usually the dates that post offices were authorized to issue money orders, and occasionally the dates on which the locations of offices were changed.
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West Virginia Postmasters Appointment Records 0.58 Linear Feet Summary: 7 in. (4 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

West Virginia Postmasters
The record of the appointment of postmasters in the following WV counties: Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming. The record shows the dates of establishment and discontinuance of post offices, their changes of name, and the names of and the appointment dates of their postmasters. Beginning in 1870, it shows the names of post offices to which mail from discontinued offices was sent. The record also shows the dates of Presidential appointments of postmasters and the dates of their confirmation by the Senate, usually the dates that post offices were authorized to issue money orders, and occasionally the dates on which the locations of offices were changed.

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