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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lantz Family Papers, A&M 3095, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Papers of William Lantz (b. 1810), a Blacksville, WV farmer, constable, postmaster, and general store owner, and his descendants, particularly Remembrance Lantz. Included are family and business correspondence; bills, invoices, and ledger sheets relating principally to the Lantz family's general store; and militia documents and legal papers documenting William Lantz's activities as constable, justice of the peace, and commissioner of revenue for Blacksville.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Blacksville (W. Va.)
- General stores
- Lantz, Remembrance.
- Lantz, William.
- Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Blacksville (W. Va.)
- Monongalia County (W. Va.)