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Hiram Carpenter, Records of a Pleasants County Businessman, ca. 1914-1980 A&M 3909

Hiram Carpenter, Records of a Pleasants County Businessman, ca. 1914-1980 A&M 3909


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P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3909
Title
Hiram Carpenter, Records of a Pleasants County Businessman ca. 1914-1980 1918-1966
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197106
Quantity
150 Linear Feet, 149 ft. 11 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (117 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 records carton, 17 in.); (7 unboxed ledgers, 20 in.)
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
Records of Pleasants County businessman Hiram Carpenter, based in St. Marys, West Virginia. Includes correspondence, financial and legal records, and other material. Hiram A. Carpenter, a native of Pleasants County, West Virginia, was a well-known riverman who began his career ferrying mail between Raven Rock and Leith, Ohio, when he was 13 years old. A successful businessman, his many enterprises included a sand and gravel business and farming on 13 of the Ohio River islands, which he owned at one time. Cultivation of apples and potatoes, road construction, transportation, and his greatest undertaking, building the Short Route Bridge across the Ohio River in 1928, were among his many endeavors, spanning a lifetime of almost 90 years.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Hiram Carpenter, Records of a Pleasants County Businessman, A&M 3909, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Records of Pleasants County businessman Hiram Carpenter, based in St. Marys, West Virginia. Includes correspondence, financial and legal records, and other material.

Hiram A. Carpenter, a native of Pleasants County, West Virginia, was a well-known riverman who began his career ferrying mail between Raven Rock and Leith, Ohio, when he was 13 years old. A successful businessman, his many enterprises included a sand and gravel business and farming on 13 of the Ohio River islands, which he owned at one time. Cultivation of apples and potatoes, road construction, transportation, and his greatest undertaking, building the Short Route Bridge across the Ohio River in 1928, were among his many endeavors, spanning a lifetime of almost 90 years.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Apples -- Marketing
  • Business correspondence
  • Carpenter, Hiram.
  • Ohio River
  • Pleasants County (W. Va.)
  • St. Marys (W. Va.)

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Ohio River
  • Pleasants County (W. Va.)
  • St. Marys (W. Va.)
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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 18
"Apples and Potatoes Sales and Records"
1928-1929
Mixed Materials Box: 19
"C.C. Bridge Co. Paid Invoices, etc."
1928-1933
Mixed Materials Box: 94
"Canceled Checks"
1928
Mixed Materials Box: 81
"Canceled Checks"
1929
Mixed Materials Box: 90
"Canceled Checks"
1925-1926
Mixed Materials Box: 21
"Cash and Change Slips"
1927
Mixed Materials Box: 84
"Checks"
1921-1922
Mixed Materials Box: 32
"Correspondence 1918-1926 K-R"
1918-1926
Mixed Materials Box: 13
"Correspondence 1920-1931 R-Z"
1920-1931
Mixed Materials Box: 32
"Correspondence 1929-1930 A-M"
1929-1930
Mixed Materials Box: 38
"Correspondence 1929-1930 N-Z"
1929-1930
Mixed Materials Box: 21
"Correspondence A-F"
1925-1927
Mixed Materials Box: 66
"Correspondence and Account Reports"
1928-1933
Mixed Materials Box: 18
"Correspondence A-O"
1927-1929
Mixed Materials Box: 41
"Correspondence C-J"
1918-1926
Mixed Materials Box: 74
"Correspondence K-P"
1930-1931
Mixed Materials Box: 96
"Dedication of Hi Carpenter Bridge Pamphlets"
1928English.
Mixed Materials Box: 19
"Ferry Daily Reports"
1928-1933English.
Mixed Materials Box: 7
"General Sand and Supply Co. Corp. Records"
1952English.
Mixed Materials Box: 21
"H.A. Carpenter St. Mary's W. Va."
1946English.
Mixed Materials Box: 7
"H.A.C. Kroger, etc. and Old Correspondence"
1931English.
Mixed Materials Box: 73
"Journal Sheets"
1918-1925English.
Mixed Materials Box: 40
"Miscellaneous River Charts and Maps"
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 81
"Miscellaneous"
1917-1921English.
Mixed Materials Box: 67
"Mixed Letters and Receipts"
"1918 forward"English.
Mixed Materials Box: 21
"Ohio River Charts 51-100"
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 19
"Old Balance Sheets, Trial Balances, Important Papers, etc."
1928-1933English.
Mixed Materials Box: 93
"Old Check Stubs"
1918-1929English.
Mixed Materials Box: 1
"Paid Invoices"
1918-1925English.
Mixed Materials Box: 92
"Peoples Banking and Trust Co. Check Stubs"
1927-1931English.
Mixed Materials Box: 7
"Sales Slips and Information"
1931English.
Mixed Materials Box: 92
"Sheets taken from Old Ledger"
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 18
"Stg. Slips"
1930English.
Mixed Materials Box: 38
"Stock records, Roy E. Baker"
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 82
"Time Sheets and Reports"
1928-1931English.
Mixed Materials Box: 116
Canceled Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 95
Check Balance Books
1918-1933English.
Mixed Materials Box: 80
Check Balance Books
1955-1956English.
Mixed Materials Box: 86
Check Balance Books
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 88
Check Balance Books
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 91
Check Balance Books
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 97
Check Balance Books
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 85
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 87
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 104
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 105
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 106
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 107
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 108
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 109
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 110
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 111
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 112
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 113
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 114
Checks
undatedEnglish.
Mixed Materials Box: 53
Correspondence
1936
Mixed Materials Box: 54
Correspondence
1936
Mixed Materials Box: 42
Correspondence
1918-1927
Mixed Materials Box: 40
Correspondence
1920-1924
Mixed Materials Box: 65
Correspondence
1927-1932
Mixed Materials Box: 15
Correspondence
1927-1932. 1940
Mixed Materials Box: 39
Correspondence
1929-1934
Mixed Materials Box: 35
Correspondence
1929-1965
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Correspondence
1930s
Mixed Materials Box: 68
Correspondence
1930-1937, 2000
Mixed Materials Box: 44
Correspondence
1931-1933
Mixed Materials Box: 33
Correspondence
1931-1934
Mixed Materials Box: 36
Correspondence
1931-1937
Mixed Materials Box: 43
Correspondence
1932-1933
Mixed Materials Box: 59
Correspondence
1932-1935
Mixed Materials Box: 31
Correspondence
1933-1935
Mixed Materials Box: 60
Correspondence
1934-1935
Mixed Materials Box: 37
Correspondence
1934-1937
Mixed Materials Box: 58
Correspondence
1934-1938
Mixed Materials Box: 63
Correspondence
1935-1937
Mixed Materials Box: 64
Correspondence
1935-1937
Mixed Materials Box: 57
Correspondence
1936-1938
Mixed Materials Box: 9
Correspondence
1938-1941
Mixed Materials Box: 26
Correspondence
1940-1946
Mixed Materials Box: 17
Correspondence
1942-1943, 1955
Mixed Materials Box: 10
Correspondence
1942-1944
Mixed Materials Box: 23
Correspondence
1946-1980
Mixed Materials Box: 16
Correspondence
1948-1952
Mixed Materials Box: 52
Correspondence
1952-1953
Mixed Materials Box: 100
Correspondence
1953-1956
Mixed Materials Box: 101
Correspondence
1953-1959
Mixed Materials Box: 30
Correspondence
1954-1968
Mixed Materials Box: 61
Correspondence
1955-1965
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Correspondence
1957-1959
Mixed Materials Box: 47
Correspondence
1957-1959
Mixed Materials Box: 48
Correspondence
1960-1961
Mixed Materials Box: 55
Correspondence
1961-1966
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Correspondence, A-B
1918-1926
Mixed Materials Box: 7
Correspondence, A-J
1930-1931
Mixed Materials Box: 71
Correspondence and Legal
1933-1941, 1949
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Correspondence, O-Z
1927-1929
Mixed Materials Box: 79
Daily Reports and Correspondence
1936-1966
Mixed Materials Box: 28
Empty (Filing)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Financial
1934
Mixed Materials Box: 99
Financial
1957
Mixed Materials Box: 75
Financial
1917-1927
Mixed Materials Box: 29
Financial
1922-1951
Mixed Materials Box: 27
Financial
1927-1930
Mixed Materials Box: 8
Financial
1929-1930, 1940-1950
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Financial
1930s
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Financial
1930s
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Financial
1930s
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Financial
1930s
Mixed Materials Box: 24
Financial
1931-1932
Mixed Materials Box: 117
Financial
1931-1940
Mixed Materials Box: 50
Financial
1933-1938
Mixed Materials Box: 51
Financial
1933-1939
Mixed Materials Box: 45
Financial
1935-1939
Mixed Materials Box: 46
Financial
1935-1939
Mixed Materials Box: 78
Financial
1935-1940
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Financial
1936-1941
Mixed Materials Box: 69
Financial
1936-1941
Mixed Materials Box: 22
Financial
1937-1945
Mixed Materials Box: 49
Financial
1952 and 1962
Mixed Materials Box: 83
Financial
1954-1959
Mixed Materials Box: 56
Financial
1961-1963
Mixed Materials Box: 14
Financial
1962-1965
Mixed Materials Box: 5
Financial
Late 1920s-1930
Mixed Materials Box: 103
Financial--Automobiles
1958-1963
Mixed Materials Box: 115
FNB Stubs
1924-1926
Mixed Materials Box: 13
Ledger
1925
Mixed Materials Box: 72
Ledger
1914-1917
Mixed Materials Box: 41
Ledger
1918-1926
Mixed Materials Box: 42
Ledger
1918-1927
Mixed Materials Box: 11
Ledger
1919-1925
Mixed Materials Box: 76
Ledger
1920-1923
Mixed Materials Box: 15
Ledger
1927-1928
Mixed Materials Box: 96
Ledger Sheets
1930-1938
Mixed Materials Box: 102
Ledgers and Time Book
1925-1931
Mixed Materials Box: 70
Legal
1926-1976
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Legal
1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 62
Legal
1953-1964
Mixed Materials Box: 77
Mostly Pictures, Some Ledgers
1914
Mixed Materials Box: 98
Time Sheets
1928-1954
Mixed Materials Box: 89
Time Sheets
1932-1935
Mixed Materials Box: 88
Time Sheets
1934-1950
Mixed Materials Box: 34
Time Sheets
1936-1948