A&M 1436William Gaston Caperton (1815-1852) Family Papers, 1801-1930 A&M 1436Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:45:19 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center William Gaston Caperton (1815-1852) Family Papers Caperton, William Gaston (1815-1852) A&M 1436 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4709 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (ca. 500 items), 1.75 in.) 1801-1930 Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of: a Monroe County, West Virginia, farmer and politician; his wife, Harriette Boswell Alexander; their daughters, Isabel and Alice Beulah; Alice's husband, Frank Hereford, U.S. senator from West Virginia; and his daughter, Katherine Hereford Stoddard. There is one folder of business papers, 1820-1841, of Thomas Edgar; a few letters from Caperton's son, John, while a cadet at the Camp of Instruction, Richmond, 1861; a folder of letters concerning Isabel's trips through the American West, the British Isles, and Europe; and a folder on family genealogy. Subjects include mid-nineteenth century life in Union, Monroe County; the excitement in Virginia following John Brown's raid; Washington, D.C., and the slavery controversy, 1860; the secession crisis in Virginia; impressment of material in Monroe County by Union troops; the effect of the war on the social and economic life of Richmond; work of the Ladies Relief Hospital in Lynchburg; and the aftermath of war in Virginia. 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: West Virginia & Regional History Center English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Monroe County (W. Va.) Union (W. Va.) Camp of Instruction (Richmond, Va.) Europe Women's history -- 1900-1929 Civil War - Richmond, Virginia. Travel accounts. Women's history -- 1800-1849 Women's history -- 1929-1950 Confederate States of America - secession crisis. Women's history -- 1850-1899 Hospitals and sanitariums. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Slaves and slavery. Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 Civil War -- Camps and camp life Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) United States. Congress. Senate Ladies Relief Hospital (Lynchburg, Va.) Hereford, Frank, 1825-1891 Hereford, Alice Beulah. Caperton, John. Caperton, Isabel. Alexander, Harriette Boswell. Edgar, Thomas. Caperton, William Gaston. Stoddard, Katherine Hereford.