0.7 Linear Feet, Summary: 7 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 card catalog drawer, 5 in.)
Creator
Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
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
Calendar of personal correspondence of Judge Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) of Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. Camden
was a lawyer, Democratic politician, member of the Virginia Convention of 1850-1851, circuit judge, and state senator (1872-1876).
The calendar covers 1785-1860 and includes correspondence from this period in A&M 1188, 1199, 1221, and 1276. The cards contain
the date, writer, addresses, description of contents and description and location of the document. There is also a survey
of the letters by group, tally of letters based on geographic distribution, a Camden chronology, and brief biographical sketches
of the subject.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Calendar of Correspondence, A&M 1523, West
Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.