Richard H. Ralston, Sr., Collector, Papers, 1825-1934 , A&M 2205

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Abstract

Correspondence of William A. Harrison, a Clarksburg lawyer, assistant federal district attorney, member of the Virginia Assembly, and judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; most letters are from members of the family to Mrs. Anna Robertson Harrison. Subjects include construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; Civil War loyalty Oaths, Camp Chase land purchases, and road building. There are also grade school attendance certificates and notes concerning the Lunatic Asylum West of the Allegheny Mountains and Weston State Hospital.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Richard H. Ralston, Sr., Collector, Papers, A&M 2205, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Camp Chase (Ohio)
Canals
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
Clarksburg (W. Va.)
Education
Harrison, Mrs. Anna M. Robertson.
Harrison, William A.
Hospitals and sanitariums.
Judges - letters and papers.
Land.
Lawyers - letters and papers.
Lunatic Asylum West of the Allegheny Mountains.
Ralston, Richard H.
Roads. SEE ALSO Turnpikes.
Schools. SEE ALSO Academies
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia - General Assembly.
Weston State Hospital
Women's history -- 1800-1849
Women's history -- 1850-1899
Women's history -- 1900-1929
Women's history -- 1929-1950

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Harrison, Mrs. Anna M. Robertson.
Harrison, William A.
Ralston, Richard H.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Camp Chase (Ohio)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
Clarksburg (W. Va.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865