20.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 20 ft. 10 in. (46 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 in); (2 large flat
storage boxes, 5 in. each); (1 large box, 7 in.)
Creator
Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920
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
Correspondence, letter books, newspapers, pamphlets, and papers on suits that were tried before Judge Nathan Goff (1843-1920)
while he was serving as a U.S. District Attorney and a judge of the U.S. Circuit Court. Goff's career included terms as West
Virginia Legislator (1867-1868), U.S. district attorney for West Virginia (1868), Secretary of the Navy (1881), U.S. Congressman
(1883-1889), federal judge in the U.S. Fourth Circuit (1892-1911), and U.S. Senator (1913-1919). The majority of the correspondence
relates to his professional activities. For contents list, please see control folder.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920) Papers, A&M 0213, West Virginia and Regional
History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.