A&M 0327James Bassel Papers, 1862-1892 A&M 0327Staff 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 07:34:30 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center James Bassel Papers Bassel, James A&M 0327 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2546 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder) 1862-1892 Mainly letters written to Bassel from U.S. Army officers from various forts and camps in several western states and territories. There are no copies of Bassel's correspondence in the collection, but his career in the army to about 1870, his subsequent military service in Egypt, and his employment in China and Japan, ca.1874-1875, as the representative of an American ship builder, are covered in the letters. There are a few letters from Thomas Handbury, a cadet at West Point in 1862; also materials on political affairs in West Virginia, including Bassel's candidacy on the People's Party ticket for governor of West Virginia in 1892, and certificates of election returns from several counties in 1892. 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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 China Egypt Japan Election of 1892. Fortification Politics and government. Shipping People's Party (U.S.) United States. Army United States Military Academy Bassel, James Handbury, Thomas H.