A&M 1798Martha Dent Watson (1837-1905) Diary A&M 1798Staff 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 13:49:21 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Martha Dent Watson (1837-1905) Diary Watson, Martha Dent, 1837-1905 A&M 1798 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5367 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 item (photocopy) 1864 December 31-1865 December 21 Diary written in Fairmont by an unmarried daughter of Thomas Watson and Rebecca Haymond Watson, the youngest sister of James Otis Watson. Comments concern the Civil War, the Southern cause, Lincoln and his assassination, and the attitudes of Fairmont residents toward Southern sympathizers and returning Confederate soldiers. 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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Fairmont. Women's history -- 1850-1899 Diaries and journals. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Watson, Rebecca Haymond. Watson, James O. Watson, Martha Dent. Watson, Thomas.