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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Samuel Price, Lawyer and Politician, Papers, A&M 3082, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
The papers of a prominent Lewisburg, Greenbrier County lawyer and politician, Samuel Price, who served numerous terms in the Virginia state legislature and was Virginia's Lieutenant-Governor during the Civil War. He was also a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1851, the Secession Convention of 1861, and the West Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1872; and he completed the U. S. Senate term of Allen Caperton in 1876. The papers include correspondence relating to local and state politics, Price's law practice, slavery, the Civil War, land speculation, and railroads. Also included are files and ledgers documenting Price's legal and political activities as well as personal financial records. Among the prominent correspondents are the Civil War generals John Echols and Jubal Early (1872) as well as the following: G. D. Camden, Allen T. Caperton, Charles J. Faulkner, William Parker Foulke, David Goff, Henry M. Mathews, and H. O. Middleton.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
- Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894
- Echols, John, 1823-1896
- Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884
- Foulke, William Parker
- Goff, David, 1804?-1878
- Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
- Land.
- Lawyers - letters and papers.
- Mathews, Henry M. (Henry Mason), 1834-1884
- Middleton, H.O.
- Politics and government.
- Railroads
- Slaves and slavery.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
- Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894
- Echols, John, 1823-1896
- Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884
- Foulke, William Parker
- Goff, David, 1804?-1878
- Mathews, Henry M. (Henry Mason), 1834-1884
- Middleton, H.O.
- Price, Samuel, 1805-1884
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Correspondence1829-1844
- Mixed Materials Box: 2
Correspondence1845-1848
- Mixed Materials Box: 3
Correspondence1849-1854
- Mixed Materials Box: 4
Correspondence1855-1860
- Mixed Materials Box: 5
Correspondence1861-1871
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
Correspondence1872-1875
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1-8
Correspondence1876-1888
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 9
Correspondence of Margaret Price1849-1887
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
Political Memorabilia and Writingscirca 1860s-1870s
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
Notes on Debates1861
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 3
Speeches and Notesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 4-7
Law Cases, Printed1843-1881
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1
Agreements and Contracts1806-1883
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 2
Argumentscirca 1830s-1870s
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 3
Case Notes and Memorandacirca 1830s-1880s
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 4-5
Court Decrees, Orders and Decisions1804-1883
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 6
Court Petitions and Bills1828-1883
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 7
Deeds, Grants and Titles1788-1887
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1-2
Dickinson v. Ruckercirca 1860s-1870s
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 3
Ejectments1836-1870
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 4
Henry Erskine estate1841-1852
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 5
Indentures1796-1874
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 6
Land Surveys1790-1880s
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 7
Power of Attorney1806-1887
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 8
Schermerhorn v. Middleton1850s
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 9
Testimonies and Affidavits1841-1877
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 10
Wills1797- 1873
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1-6
Bills and Receiptscirca 1820s-1880s
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 7
Court Bills and Receiptscirca 1840s-1880s
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 8
Insurance Policiescirca 1880s
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 9
Slaves1844-1863
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 10
Tax Returnscirca 1840s-1880s
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 11
Confederate Bondsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1-4
Account Books1838-1883
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1-3
Wrapped Lawyers Fee Books1841-1875