Fox Family Papers, (1788-1869) 1895 A&M 0477

Fox Family Papers, (1788-1869) 1895 A&M 0477


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0477
Title
Fox Family Papers 1788-1892
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196825
Quantity
0.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/2 in. (2 folders)
Creator
Fox family
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

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Fox Family Papers, A&M 0477, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

Letters and business papers of the Fox family, centered on William and Vause Fox; there are accounts showing prices for goods and services in the first decades of the nineteenth century, including hides and leather, surveying, field labor, and weaving; items on Negroes and slavery, the Literary Society of Romney; and letters from Virginians who had taken up western lands.

Related Material

150, 471, 477

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Account books
  • Fox family
  • Fox, Vause.
  • Fox, William.
  • Hampshire County (W. Va.)
  • Land.
  • Leather
  • Literature -- Societies, etc
  • Militia - Virginia 77th Regiment.
  • Romney (W. Va.)
  • Romney Literary Society (Romney, W. Va.)
  • Slaves and slavery.
  • Surveyors and surveying.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Hampshire County (W. Va.)
  • Romney (W. Va.)