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J.B. Ford Legal Papers, ca. 1877 A&M 1679

J.B. Ford Legal Papers, ca. 1877 A&M 1679


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1679
Title
J.B. Ford Legal Papers ca. 1877
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198545
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 folders
Creator
Ford, J. B.
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
Suit papers and correspondence in the case of the BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD VS. J.B. FORD, general agent of the railroad at Cumberland and Wheeling. The papers include copies of documents relative to the building of the railroad from Cumberland westward to Parkersburg and Wheeling and the activities of Ford as general agent at Cumberland and Wheeling, 1852-1874. Most of Ford's evidence deals with the role of the railroad during the Civil War and its relations with the state of West Virginia. There are copies of letters from John S. Carlile, J.W. Garrett, George B. McClellan, Francis H. Pierpont, and Edwin M. Stanton. The correspondence is with Ford's attorney, William P. Preston of Baltimore.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], J.B. Ford Legal Papers, A&M 1679, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878
  • Cumberland (Md.)
  • Ford, J. B.
  • Garrett, John W.
  • McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
  • Parkersburg.
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Preston, William P.
  • Railroads
  • Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  • Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
  • Transportation
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878
  • Ford, J. B.
  • Garrett, John W.
  • McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Preston, William P.
  • Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Cumberland (Md.)
  • Parkersburg.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)
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