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Language
English
Abstract
A travel journal, ca. 1857; a diary, 1941; survey records, 1894-1896; account books, 1788-1811 - 1891-1894; county and parish
tax levies, 1800; a book of geographic terms and facts kept by Susan I. Branson in 1836; and a Branson family record book.
People mentioned include Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Places mentioned include: Cincinnati, Ohio; and, in West Virginia, Romney,
Evansville, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Coolville, Athens, Branch Mountain, Moorefield, Front Run Valley, Camp Branch Run, Sapling
Lick Ridge, Hanging Rock Ridge, Little Ridge, Cacapon River, Kim's Run, Lost River, and South Branch Valley. Subject areas
covered include family and women's history, cattle business in Hardy County, and business dealings between the South Branch
Valley and Baltimore and other east coast cities.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Hardy County Papers, A&M 1745, West Virginia and Regional History Center,
West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.