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    <abstract id="aspace_6c0debfc173bf38409bb8a1027802da9">Letter to Judge Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) of Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. Camden was a lawyer, Democratic politician, member of the Virginia Convention of 1850-1851, circuit judge, and state senator (1872-1876). Contains letter from James Brown, Jr., 2nd Auditors Office, dated 2 November 1849, informing Camden that the Board of Public Works will probably supply additional capital for the completion of the Weston and Fairmont Turnpike, of which company Camden was president.</abstract>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85137027" source="lcsh">Transportation</subject>
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    <persname source="ingest">Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891</persname>
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