A&M 1679J.B. Ford Legal Papers, ca. 1877 A&M 1679Staff 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 07:59:20 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center J.B. Ford Legal Papers Ford, J. B. A&M 1679 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5142 0 Linear Feet Summary: 2 folders ca. 1877 Suit papers and correspondence in the case of the BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD VS. J.B. FORD, general agent of the railroad at Cumberland and Wheeling. The papers include copies of documents relative to the building of the railroad from Cumberland westward to Parkersburg and Wheeling and the activities of Ford as general agent at Cumberland and Wheeling, 1852-1874. Most of Ford's evidence deals with the role of the railroad during the Civil War and its relations with the state of West Virginia. There are copies of letters from John S. Carlile, J.W. Garrett, George B. McClellan, Francis H. Pierpont, and Edwin M. Stanton. The correspondence is with Ford's attorney, William P. Preston of Baltimore. 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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 Cumberland (Md.) Parkersburg. Wheeling (W. Va.) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Railroads Transportation Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 Ford, J. B. Garrett, John W. McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885 Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899 Preston, William P. Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869