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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Ted and Mary Wendell early American collection

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This collection consist of 47 documents, 10 maps, and 1 map slipcase collected by Ted and Mary Wendell. The collection pertains to George Washington and includes 25 documents written, annotated, or signed by Washington. Much of the material concerns the Revolutionary War, western land claims following the French and Indian War, and British and American governmental records. The dates of the material range from 1721-1826.

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A map of the western parts of the colony of Virginia 1 Sheets Box 2, Folder 1754

This map was engraved by John Gibson and published in The London Magazine or Gentleman's Intelligencer, vol. 23 (June, 1754). It depicts the region from Lake Ontario southwest to the New River, and shows forts, trails, waterfalls, and general locations of Native American tribe settlements.

  1. Series 2. Publications

Broadside, Lands for sale, or to be let, on long and easy leases, by Andrew Van Bibber 1 pages Box 2, Folder c. 1795, Folder OUT

Broadside by Andrew Van Bibber in Baltimore, MD, advertising lands for sale or rent along the Little Kanawha River. The advertisement references President George Washington's land holdings on the Great Kanawha River and his formation of an 'extensive and valuable settlement'. Van Bibber states he will accept produce, paper, property, or enslaved people as payment. Manuscript note on verso, dated 12 November 1825, concerns 2000 acres of land and a Michael Ryan and Mr. Keys. Typescript document, 1 page.

  1. Series 2. Publications

Letter, George Washington to Jonathan Boucher 1 pages Box 1, Folder 1773.10.17

Letter from George Washington to Jonathan Boucher concerning the tenancy of Washington's lands on the Ohio River. Washington thanks Boucher and a Dr. Barton for their assistance and asks Boucher to provide Dr. Barton with an enclosed advertisement (not identified). Washington goes into detail about the land and his estimation of its value based on location and the probability of the establishment of a new colony on the Ohio. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.

  1. Series 1. Manuscripts
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection

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This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Cleaver Family Papers

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Facsimiles of historical documents. Land grant to William Cleaver and others for 1,000 acres on the Monongahela River, 1782; certificate for money due B. Cleaver for service in the Virginia Militia, 1783; affidavits concerning the military service of William and Benjamin Cleaver, 1774-1782, in Dunmore's War, at the Falls of the Ohio, and on General George Rogers Clark's expedition against the Indians, including the Shawnee. There is also a petition, 1777, by residents of the Tygart Valley, West Fork of the Monongahela, and Buckhannon Creek settlements requesting the formation of a new county. There are four typed pages dated January 1-9, 1969, with information about the Cleaver Family - William and Hannah; William, Jr.; Benjamin; and Stephen.

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

Cleaver family

Facsimiles of historical documents. Land grant to William Cleaver and others for 1,000 acres on the Monongahela River, 1782; certificate for money due B. Cleaver for service in the Virginia Militia, 1783; affidavits concerning the military service of William and Benjamin Cleaver, 1774-1782, in Dunmore's War, at the Falls of the Ohio, and on General George Rogers Clark's expedition against the Indians, including the Shawnee. There is also a petition, 1777, by residents of the Tygart Valley, West Fork of the Monongahela, and Buckhannon Creek settlements requesting the formation of a new county. There are four typed pages dated January 1-9, 1969, with information about the Cleaver Family - William and Hannah; William, Jr.; Benjamin; and Stephen.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

C.R. Rector, Compiler, Papers

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This is a history, "Westward Down the Ohio," relating highlights of Ohio River history, ca.1750-1880, in West Virginia. Subjects include early exploration, settlement, and transportation, especially the steamboat era. Mention is often made of events occurring in Parkersburg and its vicinity as being typical examples of the history of the Ohio Valley.
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C.R. Rector, Compiler, Papers 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 item (19 pages)

Rector, C. R., Compiler
This is a history, "Westward Down the Ohio," relating highlights of Ohio River history, ca.1750-1880, in West Virginia. Subjects include early exploration, settlement, and transportation, especially the steamboat era. Mention is often made of events occurring in Parkersburg and its vicinity as being typical examples of the history of the Ohio Valley.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Fleming Family Papers

5.8 Linear Feet Summary: 6 ft. 2 1/2 in. (14 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1 item)

Business and personal papers, pamphlets, clippings, and photographs of Benjamin Fleming (1806-1891), and his son Thurston Worth (b.1846), relating to various business enterprises carried on by the family in Fairmont. These included a large trade in manufacturing, importing and selling hats and furs, general merchandising, fertilizer and hardwood sales.

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Fleming Family Papers 5.8 Linear Feet Summary: 6 ft. 2 1/2 in. (14 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1 item)

Fleming family

Business and personal papers, pamphlets, clippings, and photographs of Benjamin Fleming (1806-1891), and his son Thurston Worth (b.1846), relating to various business enterprises carried on by the family in Fairmont. These included a large trade in manufacturing, importing and selling hats and furs, general merchandising, fertilizer and hardwood sales.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

General John Pope letter to General G. B. McClellan

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This collection contains an autographed letter signed from General John Pope to General George B. McClellan at the headmaster's Army of Virginia, Washington, D.C. July 4, 1862. Pope writes that he will be able to offer military help against the confederate forces and sights specific numbers for General Irvin McDowell's troops, one division of which he says are at Fredericksburg. He also writes that his troops have broken up the depots on the Ohio River and he hopes to destroy the railroad between Lynchburg and Charlottesvile as well as the railroad between Lynchburg and Richmond in order aid in the capture of Richmond. There is a transcription of the letter.

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General John Pope letter to General G. B. McClellan 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder

Pope, John

This collection contains an autographed letter signed from General John Pope to General George B. McClellan at the headmaster's Army of Virginia, Washington, D.C. July 4, 1862. Pope writes that he will be able to offer military help against the confederate forces and sights specific numbers for General Irvin McDowell's troops, one division of which he says are at Fredericksburg. He also writes that his troops have broken up the depots on the Ohio River and he hopes to destroy the railroad between Lynchburg and Charlottesvile as well as the railroad between Lynchburg and Richmond in order aid in the capture of Richmond. There is a transcription of the letter.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Hiram Carpenter, Records of a Pleasants County Businessman

150 Linear Feet 149 ft. 11 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (117 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 records carton, 17 in.); (7 unboxed ledgers, 20 in.)
Records of Pleasants County businessman Hiram Carpenter, based in St. Marys, West Virginia. Includes correspondence, financial and legal records, and other material. Hiram A. Carpenter, a native of Pleasants County, West Virginia, was a well-known riverman who began his career ferrying mail between Raven Rock and Leith, Ohio, when he was 13 years old. A successful businessman, his many enterprises included a sand and gravel business and farming on 13 of the Ohio River islands, which he owned at one time. Cultivation of apples and potatoes, road construction, transportation, and his greatest undertaking, building the Short Route Bridge across the Ohio River in 1928, were among his many endeavors, spanning a lifetime of almost 90 years.
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Hiram Carpenter, Records of a Pleasants County Businessman 150 Linear Feet 149 ft. 11 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (117 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 records carton, 17 in.); (7 unboxed ledgers, 20 in.)

Records of Pleasants County businessman Hiram Carpenter, based in St. Marys, West Virginia. Includes correspondence, financial and legal records, and other material. Hiram A. Carpenter, a native of Pleasants County, West Virginia, was a well-known riverman who began his career ferrying mail between Raven Rock and Leith, Ohio, when he was 13 years old. A successful businessman, his many enterprises included a sand and gravel business and farming on 13 of the Ohio River islands, which he owned at one time. Cultivation of apples and potatoes, road construction, transportation, and his greatest undertaking, building the Short Route Bridge across the Ohio River in 1928, were among his many endeavors, spanning a lifetime of almost 90 years.
College of William and Mary

John Montgomery Diary

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Diary, 1860, of John Montgomery of Wheeling, Virginia. Diary primarily concerns Montgomery's travel on various steamboats from Wheeling to Hennepin, Illinois and includes stops in St. Louis, Missouri, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Includes information on the public reaction to John Brown, crime on steamboats, animals seen while on the river, and observations about the relationship between rivers and the economy, among many other topics.

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John Montgomery Diary 0.01 Linear Foot

Montgomery, John

Diary, 1860, of John Montgomery of Wheeling, Virginia. Diary primarily concerns Montgomery's travel on various steamboats from Wheeling to Hennepin, Illinois and includes stops in St. Louis, Missouri, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Includes information on the public reaction to John Brown, crime on steamboats, animals seen while on the river, and observations about the relationship between rivers and the economy, among many other topics.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Joseph McKay Papers

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)
Correspondence, bills, receipts, and other business papers of a Sistersville, West Virginia, oil developer and stockman pertaining to the development of the Sistersville oil fields, steamboat freighting on the Ohio River, and business activity in Sistersville.
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Joseph McKay Papers 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)

McKay, Joseph
Correspondence, bills, receipts, and other business papers of a Sistersville, West Virginia, oil developer and stockman pertaining to the development of the Sistersville oil fields, steamboat freighting on the Ohio River, and business activity in Sistersville.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

J.P. Carney, Civil War Era Diary

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 3/4 in. (1 folder)
Diary of John P. Carney of Moundsville and Benwood, West Virginia, from January to October 1864, chiefly documenting Carney's daily activities, the weather, and movement on the Ohio River and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). Carney initially writes from Moundsville, where he appears to be a student, and then from Benwood, where he begins work at the B&O Railroad depot in May 1864. Almost daily entries record the weather and its effects on the Ohio River, including the amount of ice in the river and how it rises and falls. Comments about the Civil War are scattered throughout the diary and are mostly reports of what Carney reads in the newspaper. Carney briefly mentions troop movements; Confederate prisoners and black Union soldiers passing through the area; the death of Colonel James Mulligan; General George B. McClellan's presidential campaign; General Jubal Early's raid on Washington, D.C., and the B&O Railroad in July and August. He appears mostly concerned with the status of the railroad during Early's raid. Restoration of telegraph lines to Baltimore is indicated for September 13. Several pages are faded and illegible, and there are no entries for the month of April.
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J.P. Carney, Civil War Era Diary 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 3/4 in. (1 folder)

Carney, J.P.
Diary of John P. Carney of Moundsville and Benwood, West Virginia, from January to October 1864, chiefly documenting Carney's daily activities, the weather, and movement on the Ohio River and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). Carney initially writes from Moundsville, where he appears to be a student, and then from Benwood, where he begins work at the B&O Railroad depot in May 1864. Almost daily entries record the weather and its effects on the Ohio River, including the amount of ice in the river and how it rises and falls. Comments about the Civil War are scattered throughout the diary and are mostly reports of what Carney reads in the newspaper. Carney briefly mentions troop movements; Confederate prisoners and black Union soldiers passing through the area; the death of Colonel James Mulligan; General George B. McClellan's presidential campaign; General Jubal Early's raid on Washington, D.C., and the B&O Railroad in July and August. He appears mostly concerned with the status of the railroad during Early's raid. Restoration of telegraph lines to Baltimore is indicated for September 13. Several pages are faded and illegible, and there are no entries for the month of April.

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