0.8 Linear Feet, 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Alexander, William Arbuckle, 1816-1885
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
The papers of William A. Alexander, farmer, businessman, West Virginia State Senator (1871-1872), and local public office
holder in Mason and Putnam Counties. The collection includes receipts, ledger sheets documenting accounts, correspondence,
deeds, contracts, court papers, wills, election notices for the Virginia State Agricultural Society (1860), and a stockholder's
ticket for the West Virginia State Agricultural Society (undated). There is also election literature (1 item) campaigning
against the Know-Nothing Party in the 1855 Virginia Gubernatorial race; minutes of the October 22, 1849 meeting of the Putnam
County School Commissioners regarding the financing of "commission schools [public schools] for poor children"; and operating
directions and purchase warranty pertaining to the McSherry Grain Drill (ca. 1871). The collection also includes correspondence
(6 items) regarding the Washington family property in Jefferson County (1869-1878).
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William A. Alexander Papers, A&M 3652, West Virginia and Regional History
Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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