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C. Harrison Mann, Jr. map collection

5 Linear Feet 90 folders
Abstract Or Scope
This collection comprises ninety-six maps and eighteen atlases ranging from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Though the majority of the maps Mann collected are of Virginia, there are many pertaining to other parts of the United States and other areas of the world.
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C. Harrison Mann, Jr. map collection 5 Linear Feet 90 folders

Haymond-Fleming Law Firm Papers

0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)
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Correspondence of A.F. Haymond and A. Brooks Fleming, Fairmont attorneys. Correspondents include J.M. Bennett, G.D. Camden, J. Carlile, Henry Mathews, and F.H. Pierpont mentioning politics, separation from Virginia, the Arthurdale community development, and routine legal business. Included are land and legal papers, 1760-1797, from Hampshire, Monongalia, and Ohio counties, mentioning Patrick Henry and Henry Lee. Also in the collection are: a leather billfold; estate papers and marriage records; stock certificates of early West Virginia public utility and industrial firms; and miscellaneous personal papers of A. Brooks Fleming.
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Haymond-Fleming Law Firm Papers 0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)

J.C. Sanders, Collector, Papers

0.48 Linear Feet Summary: 5 3/4 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
Abstract Or Scope
A collection of court records, genealogies, historical sketches and other materials relating to Hampshire and Mineral counties in West Virginia and surrounding areas in Virginia and Maryland. Subjects include a naturalist description of the area and an early history of the region including Indians, white settlement, the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. There is material on the Civil War and World War I and World War II veterans.
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J.C. Sanders, Collector, Papers 0.48 Linear Feet Summary: 5 3/4 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Oscar Doane Lambert, Historian, Papers regarding Historical Research

0.25 Linear Feet 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)
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Contains photograph copies of land plat signed by George Washington for 400 acres of land in Frederick County, Virginia; Photostat copy of a letter written by Benjamin Franklin from France; Photostat copies of map of northern neck of West Virginians; newspaper clippings on West Virginia University and state politics. Contains copies of maps and photographs relating to land in the Northern Neck of Virginia, Joist Hite, Jesse Hughes, Henry G. Davis, Alexander L. Wade, and Lord Fairfax.

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Oscar Doane Lambert, Historian, Papers regarding Historical Research 0.25 Linear Feet 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)

Thornton Tayloe Perry, Collector, Papers

4.5 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 6 in. (12 index card boxes, 4 1/2 in. each) [the boxes contain a total of 68 reels of microfilm]
Abstract Or Scope
This microfilm version of the Thornton Tayloe Perry Collection held by the Virginia Historical Society contains historical material collected by Perry over a 30 year period. It concentrates upon western Virginia and West Virginia with particular emphasis upon the lower Shenandoah Valley and Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan counties of West Virginia. The microfilm was placed in the West Virginia Collection by the Virginia Historical Society under provisions of a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant.
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Thornton Tayloe Perry, Collector, Papers 4.5 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 6 in. (12 index card boxes, 4 1/2 in. each) [the boxes contain a total of 68 reels of microfilm]

William and Anne Fleming Family papers

9.5 Linear Feet four boxes, five oversize folders, one account volume 1 Reels 1 microfilm reel. Contains index.
Abstract Or Scope

This collection contains papers created by or related to William and Anne Fleming and several family members on Anne's side, including her parents, Israel and Elizabeth, and her brother, William.

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William and Anne Fleming Family papers 9.5 Linear Feet four boxes, five oversize folders, one account volume 1 Reels 1 microfilm reel. Contains index.

Zechariah Johnston papers

2.5 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 1 oversize folder
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The Zechariah Johnston papers includes personal, business, political correspondence to and from Zechariah Johnston. Correspondents include family members and notable Virginians of his era. The collection also includes correspondence received by Thomas and James Johnston. In addition to correspondence, the collection includes resolutions, bills, petitions, and notices of or concerning the Virginia Assembly during Johnston's tenure as a delegate from Augusta County (1778-1792) and Rockbridge County (1797-1798). This includes Johnston's copy of an unsigned manuscript draft titled "Memorial and Remonstrance" by James Madison concerning religious freedom and his arguments for separation of church and state. There are also deeds and property descriptions, tax rolls, business and account records, including documents pertaining to enslaved persons owned by Johnston; business and accounting records (1796-1845) of Thomas Johnston, a son of Zechariah Johnston, two letters from William Graham, first rector of Liberty Hall Academy, to Zechariah Johnston, and the will and estate inventory of Ann Johnston. Other highlights include student notes or lectures from Liberty Hall Academy, a poem to reverends William Graham and Samuel Houston, and a petition from Augusta County residents to the Virginia Assembly regarding fishing rights in the South River. There are ephmeral items as well.

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Zechariah Johnston papers 2.5 Linear Feet 2 document cases, 1 oversize folder

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