A&M 1071Nicholas Marmion, Physician, Family Papers, 1798-1951 A&M 1071Staff 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 07:52:04 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Nicholas Marmion, Physician, Family Papers Marmion, Nicholas (d. 1883) A&M 1071 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4285 7.8 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft. 9 1/2 in. (14 document cases, 5 in. each); (5 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 2 in.) 1798-1951 Personal, medical, and business papers, account books, and daily journals of a Harpers Ferry physician (d. 1883). Subjects include the practice of a small town doctor, his related business interests, and the education and careers of his children, three of whom became medical doctors. Included are the papers of William V. Marmion (1840-1922), who studied eye surgery in Vienna and established a practice in Washington, D.C. There are letters from George Marmion, acting surgeon and secretary of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and letters of Robert A. Marmion (1844-1907), who was a naval surgeon and the first president of the Naval Medical School in Washington, D.C. Many of the letters, especially after 1883, are those of the Marmion heirs and are concerned with family, personal, and financial affairs. Some letters shed light on the condition of the gold market after the Civil War and family activities as prominent members of the Roman Catholic faith. There are a few fragmentary records regarding John Hancock Hall, a relative, who invented and patented the first American breechloading rifle in 1811. He was later hired by the government in 1819 to establish and operate a "rifle works" in close proximity to the federal armory at Harpers Ferry (see box 17). 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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 Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) Vienna (W. Va.) Washington (D.C.) Account books Churches -- Roman Catholic Diaries and journals. Education. SEE ALSO Schools. Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine. Physicians - letters and papers. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers United States Navy - Medical School. Hall, John Hancock, 1781-1841