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Gamble Papers, Letters and Photographs

0.46 Linear Feet Summary: 5 1/2 in. (5 folders, 2 in.); (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
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Correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous papers of the Gamble family, who settled in Hardy County during the eighteenth century. The collection contains letters written during the Civil War and reflect the experiences of Mortimer Gamble, Henry R. Gamble, Carr Gamble, Hamilton Gamble and Mary L. (Pratt) Gamble. Henry Gamble served in the 12th Virginia Regiment; Carr in the 62nd Virginia Regiment; and Hamilton in the 23rd Virginia Cavalry. Included in the collection is a reprint of a speech by M.W. Gamble to the Moorefield Memorial Society; legal documents concerning land transactions in Hardy County, and an inventory of the estate of H.M. Gamble.
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Gamble Papers, Letters and Photographs 0.46 Linear Feet Summary: 5 1/2 in. (5 folders, 2 in.); (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Hardy and Hampshire Counties Records

0.15 Linear Feet 1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.
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Copies of Fairfax grants and surveys made or copied by James William Kuykendall, county surveyor; record of the town lots in Moorefield; extracts from Hardy and Hampshire County records; cemetery readings; muster roll of the McNeill's Rangers, 1861-1865; prospectus for Kuykendall family history, and local history items. The volume contains detailed records for Cunningham, Harness, Kuykendall, Parsons, and Van Meter families. Other records pertain to the Casey, Fisher, Hite, Hopkins, McMechan, McNeill, Marshall, Moore, Pancake, Renick, Seymour, Sherrard, Welton, and Yocum families.
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Hardy and Hampshire Counties Records 0.15 Linear Feet 1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.

Hardy County Papers

0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)
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A travel journal, ca. 1857; a diary, 1941; survey records, 1894-1896; account books, 1788-1811 - 1891-1894; county and parish tax levies, 1800; a book of geographic terms and facts kept by Susan I. Branson in 1836; and a Branson family record book. People mentioned include Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Places mentioned include: Cincinnati, Ohio; and, in West Virginia, Romney, Evansville, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Coolville, Athens, Branch Mountain, Moorefield, Front Run Valley, Camp Branch Run, Sapling Lick Ridge, Hanging Rock Ridge, Little Ridge, Cacapon River, Kim's Run, Lost River, and South Branch Valley. Subject areas covered include family and women's history, cattle business in Hardy County, and business dealings between the South Branch Valley and Baltimore and other east coast cities.
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Hardy County Papers 0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)

James William Kuykendall Papers

3 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 1/2 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 oversize folders, 1/2 in.)
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Papers of a land surveyor from Hardy County include family and business correspondence, 1888-1926; letters from George Benson Kuykendall on family genealogy, 1911-1914; Kuykendall's correspondence as a member of the county board of education, 1908-1915; account books, diaries, surveying notes, Sunday school class book, 1876-1923; and plats, surveys, and deeds of land in the Hardy-Grant County area.
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James William Kuykendall Papers 3 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 1/2 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 oversize folders, 1/2 in.)

McNeill Family Papers

0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
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Papers, mainly of Daniel and Daniel R. McNeill, stock dealers and mill owners of Hardy County. The early correspondence relates to the purchase and sale of livestock and the driving of herds to markets in the east. There is correspondence from members of the family in the vicinity of Chillicothe, Ohio, relating to farm and market conditions and commenting on travel from Hardy County to Ohio. There are also references to river traffic on the Scioto and Ohio rivers and to the quantity of merchandise being shipped to the New Orleans market. There are account statements for school fees, books, and general school expenses for several years in the period, 1809-1822, and 1870; a herd pedigree book, 1851-1861; and poultry and cattle records and accounts, 1913-1929.

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McNeill Family Papers 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Moorefield Presbyterian Church Records

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (4 vols.), 1.75 in.)
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Session minutes, 1825-1934, the church register, 1825-1943, and brief history of the church.
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Moorefield Presbyterian Church Records 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (4 vols.), 1.75 in.)

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]
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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]

Van Meter Family Papers

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 oversize folder)
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Deeds, and parchment grants for land in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, 1775-1849, signed by governors of Virginia, beginning with Edmund Randolph; and one photostat account of Jacob Van Meter with Jacob and John Clower showing the cost of constructing the Van Meter home in Hampshire County, 1842-1845.

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Van Meter Family Papers 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 oversize folder)

Van Meter Family Papers

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
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Notes, bills, receipts, tax notices and scattered land papers of Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and James E. Van Meter, Hardy County, W. Va.

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Van Meter Family Papers 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Welton Family Papers

0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
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Receipts and land records of two generations of the Weltons in Hampshire and Hardy counties, West Virginia, including papers of Job, Aaron, Archibald, and A. Archibald Welton. There is a Fairfax deed for eighty-four acres in Hampshire County in 1770, and a pocket diary of A.A. Welton, for 1880-1881, which records daily farm chores, livestock sales, and the like.
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Welton Family Papers 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)

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