7.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 7 ft. 9 1/2 in. (14 document cases, 5 in. each); (5 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (3 flat storage
boxes, 3 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 2 in.)
Creator
Marmion, Nicholas (d. 1883)
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
Personal, medical, and business papers, account books, and daily journals of a Harpers Ferry physician (d. 1883). Subjects
include the practice of a small town doctor, his related business interests, and the education and careers of his children,
three of whom became medical doctors. Included are the papers of William V. Marmion (1840-1922), who studied eye surgery in
Vienna and established a practice in Washington, D.C. There are letters from George Marmion, acting surgeon and secretary
of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and letters of Robert A. Marmion (1844-1907), who was a naval surgeon
and the first president of the Naval Medical School in Washington, D.C. Many of the letters, especially after 1883, are those
of the Marmion heirs and are concerned with family, personal, and financial affairs. Some letters shed light on the condition
of the gold market after the Civil War and family activities as prominent members of the Roman Catholic faith. There are a
few fragmentary records regarding John Hancock Hall, a relative, who invented and patented the first American breechloading
rifle in 1811. He was later hired by the government in 1819 to establish and operate a "rifle works" in close proximity to
the federal armory at Harpers Ferry (see box 17).
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Nicholas Marmion, Physician, Family Papers, A&M 1071, West Virginia and
Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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