Papers, 1784-1877.

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Papers, 1784-1877.

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Correspondence, accounts, and legal papers of members of the Hamilton family of Fayette County, Va. (now W. Va.). Included are letters to Thomas B. Hamilton concerning his management of Virginia business affairs for persons living in Illinois and Kentucky; accounts for various land transactions and court costs; his license to practice law; and a stock certificate in the Weston & Gauley Bridge Turnpike Company. James B. Hamilton materials consist mostly of surveys for Greenbrier and Fayette counties, Va. (now W. Va.); accounts; and scattered correspondence, including letters to Col. [Christopher Quarles] Tompkins of Richmond, Va. Matilda (Young) Hamilton Mitchell papers include letters from J.B. Hamilton while he was a civilian prisoner at Castle Thunder, Richmond, Va., and Salisbury Prison, N.C., and letters from his fellow prisoners and friends after his death. Later items concern the settlement of family estates.

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Shepherd University Library, Scarborough Library

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Shepherd University Library, Scarborough Library

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Castle Thunder Prison (Richmond, Va.)

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Hamilton family.

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Hamilton family of Fayette County, Va. (now W. Va.). Represented in the collection are Thomas B. Hamilton (1794?-1859), lawyer and clerk of the Fayette County Circuit Court, 1833-1838; his wife, Elizabeth S. Hamilton (b. 1808?); their son, James B. Hamilton (1830?-1864), of Hawk's Nest, surveyor and Confederate political prisoner; and James's wife, Matilda (Young) Hamilton Mitchell. From the description of Papers, 1784-1877. (Shepherd University Library). WorldCat record id: 30534454...

Tompkins, Christopher Quarles, 1813-1877.

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Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike Company (Va.)

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Perry, Thornton Tayloe, 1892-1981,

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Native of Charles Town, W. Va., auto dealer, postmaster, veteran of both World Wars, and collector of manuscripts and rare books dealing with western Virginia and West Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1852-1980 (bulk 1940-1975). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30658879 ...

Virginia Historical Society.

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Hamilton, Thomas Bird, 1794-1859

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Hamilton, James B., 1830?-1864.

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Hamilton, Elizabeth S., b. 1808?

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Mitchell, Matilda Young Hamilton.

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