A&M 1847Vida Bailey, Collector, Papers, 1790-1882 A&M 1847Staff 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 08:01:49 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Vida Bailey, Collector, Papers Bailey, Vida A&M 1847 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5467 0.2 Linear Feet 2 in. (4 folders) 1790-1882 Indentures, deeds, court papers, land grants, letters, church notices, tax and other receipts, bills, notes and other materials concerning the Bluestone River area in Summers County, West Virginia, especially the Josiah Meadows and Robert Lilly families. Includes a Church of Christ minute book kept by Thomas Lilly, 1802-1817; a land grant to Jesiah Meador signed by Governor James P. Preston, 1809; and a letter from William Sellergrit Lilly from upper Louisiana Territory telling of earth tremors, sickness, and expected Indian trouble. Places mentioned include Mercer, Raleigh, Montgomery, and Giles counties, and Sinking Creek. 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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Bluestone River (Va. and W. Va.) Giles County (Va.) Louisiana Territory Mercer County (W. Va.) Montgomery County (Va.) Raleigh County (W. Va.) Sinking Creek. Summers County (W. Va.) Churches -- Church of Christ United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Genealogy General stores Indians of North America Frontier and pioneer life Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. Bailey, Vida Lilly, Robert. Lilly, Thomas. Lilly, William Sellergrit. Meadows, Josiah. Preston, James P.