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Charles Mortimer Bishop (1827-1896) Papers, 1857-1897 A&M 0008

Charles Mortimer Bishop (1827-1896) Papers, 1857-1897 A&M 0008


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0008
Title
Charles Mortimer Bishop (1827-1896) Papers 1857-1897
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196416
Quantity
0.4 Linear Feet, Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
Creator
Bishop, Charles Mortimer (1827-1896)
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
Papers of a Preston County farmer, merchant, and licensed exhorter of the Methodist Episcopal Church who served in the state legislature in the years 1870-1876. There are letters of H. Davis and William Ewin regarding land and coal properties in Preston County. Also included are minutes of the incorporators' meeting of the Iron Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad, 1873, as well as scattered items relating to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Kingwood; the Northwestern Turnpike at St. George; the Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad Company; Civil War bounty claims; the Rowlesburg Lumber and Iron Company; stave making; the Wheeling Female College; political and religious speeches; and the Morgantown District Camp Meeting Association, 1877.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charles Mortimer Bishop (1827-1896) Papers, A&M 0008, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Bishop, Charles Mortimer (1827-1896)
  • Churches -- Methodist Episcopal
  • Civil War -- Bounty claims
  • Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916
  • Ewin, William, 1806-1886
  • Farms and farming.
  • Iron furnaces and iron industry.
  • Lumber trade
  • Morgantown District Camp Meeting Association
  • Northwestern Turnpike.
  • Preston County (W. Va.)
  • Railroads - Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad.
  • Railroads - Iron Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad.
  • Rowlesburg Lumber and Iron Company
  • Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads.
  • Wheeling Female College
  • Women's schools.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Bishop, Charles Mortimer (1827-1896)
  • Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916
  • Ewin, William, 1806-1886
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Northwestern Turnpike.
  • Preston County (W. Va.)
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