A&M 0146William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers, 1770-1857, 1945 A&M 0146Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:33:35 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers McCleery, William, 1741-1821 A&M 0146 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2466 0.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 1/2 in. (2 unboxed scrapbooks) 1770-1857, 1945 1770-1857 The papers of Colonel William McCleery of Morgantown, a Revolutionary War veteran, attorney, county clerk, prosecuting attorney, representative from Monongalia County to the Federal Constitutional Convention, founder of the Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, and landholder and purchasing agent. The papers include correspondence, typescripts, land records, and some printed materials. Much of the correspondence is between McCleery and his agent, Benjamin Oden of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, regarding a debt owed McCleery by General Henry Lee. Later letters to Matthew Gay concern the purchase, operation, and sale of the Monongalia Iron Works, and landholdings in Ohio and Indiana. The typescripts include sketches of McCleery, Isabelle Stockton McCleery, John Minor, and James Swan. Correspondents include William Shinn and James and John Swan. Other letters are by or mention Aaron Burr, William Haymond, Thomas Jefferson, Zackquill Morgan, and John Rutherford. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Indiana Monongalia County (W. Va.) Morgantown (W. Va.) Ohio Churches -- West Virginia -- Morgantown Churches -- Presbyterian Coal mining - coal companies. Coal mining - coal operators associations. Iron furnaces and iron industry. Petroleum industry and trade Revolutionary War. Monongalia Iron Works United States. Constitutional Convention (1787) Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 Gay, Matthew. Haymond, William. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Lee, Henry, 1756-1818 McCleery, Isabelle Stockton. McCleery, William. Minor, John. Morgan, Zackquill. Oden, Benjamin. Rutherford, John. Shinn, William. Swan, James. Swan, John.