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Betsy McCreight, Collector, Papers, 1887-1923 A&M 2961

Betsy McCreight, Collector, Papers, 1887-1923 A&M 2961


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2961
Title
Betsy McCreight, Collector, Papers 1887-1923
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195514
Quantity
0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
Creator
McCreight, Betsy.
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
Miscellaneous items, mainly dealing with the southern counties of West Virginia, particularly the Miller family of Logan County. These include one letter from B.F. Miller of Enterprise, Oregon to his brother, John S. Miller of Logan, two letters from Tollison Shumat of Raleigh County to his daughter, Clara Shumat Miller, and a letter from John L. Miller of Virginia to Mr. and Mrs. John S. Miller of Logan, describing President Harding's funeral. Also includes a letter from West Virginia Governor G.W. Atkinson to Mingo County Prosecutor John L. Stafford (9 August 1899), concerning the extradition and prosecution of the Hatfields, and a sentence of death pronounced on Laban T. Walken in Wayne County (1879).

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Betsy McCreight, Collector, Papers, A&M 2961, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925
  • Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925
  • Harding, Warren G., 1865-1923
  • Hatfield family
  • Hatfield-McCoy Feud
  • Logan County.
  • McCreight, Betsy.
  • Miller family
  • Miller, B.F.
  • Miller, Clara Shumat.
  • Miller, John L.
  • Miller, John S.
  • Politics and government.
  • Raleigh County (W. Va.)
  • Shumat, Tollison.
  • Stafford, John L.
  • Walken, Laban T.
  • Wayne County (W. Va.)
  • West Virginia - Governors.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925
  • Harding, Warren G., 1865-1923
  • McCreight, Betsy.
  • Miller, B.F.
  • Miller, Clara Shumat.
  • Miller, John L.
  • Miller, John S.
  • Shumat, Tollison.
  • Stafford, John L.
  • Walken, Laban T.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Logan County.
  • Raleigh County (W. Va.)
  • Wayne County (W. Va.)
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