<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196867">A&amp;M 0522</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records <num>A&amp;M 0522</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-18 13:29:16 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage><language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <corpname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79085090" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company</corpname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.01 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">Summary: 1/4 in. (2 folders, 1/4 in.); (1 oversize folder, 7 items)</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1853/1864" type="inclusive">1853 -1864</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_d3b7a427939cb3e807a794ebd4de723b">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: <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</a></physloc>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>Special access restriction applies.</p><p>Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the <a href="https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc" target="_blank">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center reference department</a>.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, A&amp;M 0522, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Related A&amp;M Collections</head>
<p>522, 1254, 1268</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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<p>Records of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, consisting of five telegrams (1864), one letter with envelope (1863), one freight conductor's report (May 17, 1862, between Piedmont and Grafton), and small map of the Railroad (ca. 1853 - 1863). There is also a letterpress copybook for correspondence of B.L. Jacobs, an employee of the Railroad writing from the Grafton station (43 pages for April to August, 1858). A telegram to Colonel George R. Latham regards an arrest (ca. 1864), and a telgram to Colonel John Ely (August 17, 1864) asks the question of whether a slave of a loyal man in West Virginia can act as a substitute for another "without the master's consent." The copybook includes a letter regarding the wreck of engine 125 (page 61, April 20, 1858).</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright" target="_blank">Permissions and Copyright page</a> on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86011641" source="lcsh">Grafton (W. Va.)</geogname>
    <subject source="ingest">Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110904" source="lcsh">Railroads</subject>
    <corpname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79085090" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company</corpname>
    <persname source="ingest">Latham, George Robert, 1832-1917.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Ely, John</persname>
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