A&M 1703John Stringer Hoffman (1821-1877) Papers, ca. 1856-1883 A&M 1703Staff 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 07:59:36 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center John Stringer Hoffman (1821-1877) Papers Hoffman, John Stringer (1821-1877) A&M 1703 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5205 1.8 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 10 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 records carton, 15 in.); (1 ledger, 2 in.) ca. 1856-1883 Legal correspondence and papers of a Clarksburg lawyer who specialized in land title litigation and served as associate judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 1862-1876. Papers pertain to lands in the central counties of West Virginia. Subjects include: the James Swan lands; European immigration to West Virginia following the Civil War; New York Southern Land Company; Philadelphia International Land Association; state economic development during Reconstruction; and timberlands on Shaver's Mountain. Correspondents include J.M. Bennett, John S. Carlile, William Henry Edwards, David Goff, and Cyrus Hall. One volume is a record of the settlement of the estate of Judge Hoffman, 18 November 1877-1 January 1892 (eleventh and last settlement), by G.D. Camden and J.R. Boggess. 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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 Clarksburg (W. Va.) Shavers Mountain (W. Va.) Estate settlements. Immigration. Judges - letters and papers. Lawyers - letters and papers. Lumber trade Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) New York Southern Land Company Philadelphia International Land Association West Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals Bennett, J.M. Boggess, J.R. Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891 Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 Edwards, William Henry. Swan, James.