Papers, 1857-1868.

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Papers, 1857-1868.

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Correspondence, 1865-1868, property tax receipts, 1857-1867, and other papers. Chief correspondents include A.R. McCown's father, J.C. McCown, and brother, Carmel A. McCown, merchants of Fairview, Brooke County, W. Va. Their letters concern goods ordered from Philadelphia for the Fairview store, and document both the financial arrangements among the correspondents and the economic conditions in the region. Tax receipts are for properties in Johnson, Page, Poweshiek, Scott, and Winneshiek counties and the city of Davenport, all in Iowa.

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Shepherd University Library, Scarborough Library

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Shepherd University Library, Scarborough Library

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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 ...

McCown, J. C.

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Elliots and McCown (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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McCown, Carmel A.

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McCown, Andrew R.

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Wholesale dry goods merchant, partner in the firm of Elliots and McCown, Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Papers, 1857-1868. (Shepherd University Library). WorldCat record id: 30536485 ...

Virginia Historical Society.

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