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Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Papers, 1827-1902, undated A&M 0136

Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Papers, 1827-1902, undated A&M 0136


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0136
Title
Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Papers 1827-1902, undated
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196522
Quantity
0.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
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 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Personal papers and scrapbooks of Peter G. Van Winkle (1808-1872), a Parkersburg attorney, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851, member of the Second Wheeling Convention of 1861, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1861-1862, legislator from Wood County in 1863, U.S. Senator from 1863-1869, and participant in West Virginia railroad and business enterprises. Includes manuscripts speeches, essays, correspondence, and three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings. Highlights include a manuscript speech on the American Colonization Society, which helped found the colony of Liberia (undated); a letter to the president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company (March 18, 1836); a draft of "Address of the Delegates composing the New State Constitutional Convention to their Constituents" (1863). Other subjects of Van Winkle's writings include the U.S. Constitution, philosophical and religious writings (including the rights and nature of mankind), and Virginia and West Virginia politics. The scrapbooks are mostly full of clippings, with subjects including the Northwestern Turnpike, politics, and the development of Parkersburg (1827-1902, undated). One of the scrapbooks also includes journal entries (1834-1844).

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Papers, A&M 0136, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Related Material

18, 136, 142

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • American Colonization Society
  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
  • Diaries
  • Northwestern Turnpike.
  • Parkersburg (W. Va.)
  • Politicians -- United States
  • Politics and government.
  • Railroads
  • Scrapbooks
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • United States. Congress. Senate
  • United States. Constitution
  • Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
  • West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia. Constitutional Convention (1872)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Northwestern Turnpike.
  • Parkersburg (W. Va.)
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government
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