A&M 2015Luke Wilcox (1795-1854) Diary, 1843-1854 A&M 2015Staff 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 13:52:52 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Luke Wilcox (1795-1854) Diary Wilcox, Luke (1795-1854) A&M 2015 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5779 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 folder, 4 pages, 0.1 in); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) 1843-1854 1795-1879 Diary of Luke Wilcox, a Kanawha County farmer, merchant, salt well and furnace owner and operator, written in memorandum form except for scattered entries giving more information on specific subjects, such as the weather, churches and ministers, farm operation, travel, salt wells and furnaces, slaves, names of personal and business correspondents, coal, and land purchases. There is also an addendum regarding the Wilcox family bible. See "Scope and Contents" for additional information. 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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Diary in three volumes of Luke Wilcox, a Kanawha County farmer, merchant, salt well and furnace owner and operator, written in memorandum form except for scattered entries giving more information on specific subjects, such as the weather, churches and ministers, farm operation, travel, salt wells and furnaces, slaves, names of personal and business correspondents, coal, and land purchases. Detailed lists of correspondents and subjects are available.

Addendum of 1992-09-19 (4 pages in 1 folder) contains photocopies of the birth, marriage, and death records kept in the Wilcox family bible, 1795-1879. The bible was owned by Luke Wilcox; birth and death date for him, his wife, and children, as well as marriage dates for Wilcox daughters and their husbands, are mentioned in the family record.

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Kanawha County (W. Va.) Weather Coal mining. Travel accounts. Farms and farming. Diaries and journals. Salt industry and trade Church buildings Slaves and slavery. Willcox, Luke.