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William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers, 1770-1857, 1945 A&M 0146

William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers, 1770-1857, 1945 A&M 0146


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0146
Title
William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers 1770-1857, 1945 1770-1857
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196532
Quantity
0.7 Linear Feet, Summary: 7 1/2 in. (2 unboxed scrapbooks)
Creator
McCleery, William, 1741-1821
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
The papers of Colonel William McCleery of Morgantown, a Revolutionary War veteran, attorney, county clerk, prosecuting attorney, representative from Monongalia County to the Federal Constitutional Convention, founder of the Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, and landholder and purchasing agent. The papers include correspondence, typescripts, land records, and some printed materials. Much of the correspondence is between McCleery and his agent, Benjamin Oden of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, regarding a debt owed McCleery by General Henry Lee. Later letters to Matthew Gay concern the purchase, operation, and sale of the Monongalia Iron Works, and landholdings in Ohio and Indiana. The typescripts include sketches of McCleery, Isabelle Stockton McCleery, John Minor, and James Swan. Correspondents include William Shinn and James and John Swan. Other letters are by or mention Aaron Burr, William Haymond, Thomas Jefferson, Zackquill Morgan, and John Rutherford.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William McCleery (1741-1821) Papers, A&M 0146, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
  • Churches -- Presbyterian
  • Churches -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
  • Coal mining - coal companies.
  • Coal mining - coal operators associations.
  • Gay, Matthew.
  • Haymond, William.
  • Indiana
  • Iron furnaces and iron industry.
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
  • Land.
  • Lee, Henry, 1756-1818
  • McCleery, Isabelle Stockton.
  • McCleery, William.
  • Minor, John.
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Monongalia Iron Works
  • Morgan, Zackquill.
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • Oden, Benjamin.
  • Ohio
  • Petroleum industry and trade
  • Revolutionary War.
  • Rutherford, John.
  • Shinn, William.
  • Swan, James.
  • Swan, John.
  • United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
  • Gay, Matthew.
  • Haymond, William.
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
  • Lee, Henry, 1756-1818
  • McCleery, Isabelle Stockton.
  • McCleery, William, 1741-1821
  • McCleery, William.
  • Minor, John.
  • Morgan, Zackquill.
  • Oden, Benjamin.
  • Rutherford, John.
  • Shinn, William.
  • Swan, James.
  • Swan, John.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Indiana
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • Ohio
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