44.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 44 ft. 10 in. (107 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.)
Creator
Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923
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
Papers of the eighth governor of West Virginia, 1890-1893, who was an attorney in Marion County, 1863-1867, a member of the
House of Delegates, 1872-1875, a circuit judge, 1878-1888. Fleming was closely associated with James O. Watson in the development
of the coal and railroad industry in the Monongahela Valley. There are scattered papers, including several hundred sermons
of Benjamin F. Fleming (1810-1876); one common pleas book; two "Memorandum of Decisions" books from the law firm of A.B. Fleming;
and family genealogical records. Among the correspondents are J.N. Camden, H.G. Davis, A.G. Dayton, S.B. Elkins, and F.H.
Pierpont.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers, A&M 0040, West Virginia and
Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.