Papers, 1848-1898.

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Papers, 1848-1898.

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Diary, 1880-1892 (10 v.), speeches and addresses, 1848-1898, and commonplace book of lawyer William H. Travers of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va. The diary describes Travers's legal work for the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, the Cumberland Valley Railroad, the Luray (Va.) Cave and Hotel Company, and other clients. Entries record the details of his travels to attend court sessions in eastern West Virginia and western Virginia and to conduct business in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., and include the names of judges and opposing lawyers, train schedules, and hotels at which he stayed, as well as local events. When at home in Charles Town and visiting his daughter's family in Roanoke, Va., Travers recorded weather observations and made frequent mention of the activities of his grandson, William Travers Coe, and other members of the Coe family. Speeches and addresses include Travers's valedictory speech, St. Mary's College, Baltimore, 1848; and talks given at dedications, commencements, and before various learned societies. The commonplace book contains fragments of poetry and prose.

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Cumberland Valley Railroad Company

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Shenandoah Valley Railroad

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Chartered in Virginia in 1867; controlled by Norfolk and Western Railroad after 1883; purchased by Norfolk and Western in 1890; reorganized as Shenandoah Valley Railway Company; ran from Hagerstown, Md., to Roanoke, Va. (238 miles). From the description of Records, 1870-1891. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28410622 ...

Coe family.

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Coe, William Travers, 1880-1962.

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St. Mary's College (Baltimore, Md.)

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Travers, William Hicks, 1826-1899.

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Lawyer, of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va. Travers was born in Dorchester County, Md., and moved with his family to Baltimore as a child. In 1848 he graduated from St. Mary's College, Baltimore, and shortly afterwards began to practice law. A Democrat, he served as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1856-1857. In 1861, he and his family relocated to his wife's family home in Charles Town, Va. (now W. Va.), to avoid the conflict of the Civil War. After the war, Travers decided to ...

Luray Cave and Hotel Company (Luray, Va.)

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Resort hotel operated by Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company. From the description of Records, 1880-1894. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28420043 ...