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    <abstract id="aspace_7c378ec2871d0466740600ba76252f7c">These real estate papers of Preston Co. resident, James M. Goff, include deeds, an 1838 Virginia land grant, an 1881 agreement for the operation of a stave mill, promissory notes, leases, a postage agreement, mineral rights agreements, and one letter. Also included is a Singer Sewing Machine rental agreement, and primary election ballots for the 1896 and 1900 Republican races in Preston County. The collection deals mostly with the Big Sandy Creek area of Preston County.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James M. Goff, Preston County Real Estate Papers, A&amp;M 3174, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <persname source="ingest">Goff, James M.</persname>
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    <persname source="ingest">Sinclair, George.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Stafford, Mary.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Stafford, Nehemiah.</persname>
    <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86084992" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Thomas, Elisha, 1746?-1788</persname>
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