A&M 0253James Vance Boughner (1812-1882) Papers A&M 0253Staff 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 07:35:30 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center James Vance Boughner (1812-1882) Papers Boughner, James Vance (1812-1882) A&M 0253 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2646 2 Linear Feet 2 ft. (3 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 2 ledgers, 4 in.) 1790-1888 Papers of a Morgantown resident who practiced medicine and operated a pension claim office in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania, ca.1847-1859, and who later conducted his claim business in Morgantown while serving with the U.S. Internal Revenue Bureau as collector for the second district of West Virginia. The collection contains letters, accounts, and business papers of Morgantown residents, 1790-1855, including a private account book of Hugh McNeely, 1790-1800. The internal revenue returns and tax statements give the occupations of many persons in northern West Virginia, ca.1861-1886. There are also photographs; genealogical compilations on the Statler, Morgan, and Wendell Brown families; and typescripts of Monongalia County history. 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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 Monongalia County (W. Va.) Morgantown (W. Va.) Account books Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine. Taxation United States. Internal Revenue Service Boughner, James Vance. Brown, Wendell family. McNeely, Hugh. Morgan family Statler family