A&M 2167Gideon Draper Camden Correspondence, 1836-1855 A&M 2167Staff 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 13:53:22 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Gideon Draper Camden Correspondence A&M 2167 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5839 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.) 1836-1855 Correspondence to Judge Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) of Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. Camden was a lawyer, Democratic politician, member of the Virginia Convention of 1850-1851, circuit judge, and state senator (1872-1876). The letters discuss antebellum Virginia politics, legal cases, land deals, banking, river improvement, personal business, and family relations. Correspondents include George W. Berlin, Johnson Newlon Camden, R.P. Camden, John S. Carlile, John A. Dille, John Hall, A.F. Haymond, George A. Jackson, John J. Jackson Jr., Z. Jacob, B.H. Lurty, Peter G. Van Winkle, Benjamin Wilson, and Samuel Woods. See inventory in control folder. 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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 Banks and banking Politics and government. Berlin, George W., 1823- Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891 Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908 Camden, R.P. Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 Dille, John A. Hall, John. Haymond, A. F. Jackson, George A. Jackson, John J., Jr. Jacob, Z. Lurty, B. H. Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872 Wilson, Benjamin Woods, Samuel.