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Jonathan M. Bennett (1816-1887) Papers, 1785-1899 A&M 0032

Jonathan M. Bennett (1816-1887) Papers, 1785-1899 A&M 0032


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0032
Title
Jonathan M. Bennett (1816-1887) Papers 1785-1899
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196428
Quantity
33.6 Linear Feet, Summary: 33 ft. 7 in. (80 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 folder, 1/4 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)
Creator
Bennett, Jonathan M., 1816-1887
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
Correspondence and papers of a major political figure dealing largely with politics in Virginia, West Virginia, and Virginia in the Confederacy. Bennett, a lawyer and legislator, was a member of the Virginia General Assembly, 1852-1853; president of the Weston Branch of the Exchange Bank of Virginia; auditor of Virginia, 1857-1865; member of the senate of West Virginia, 1872-1876; and a member of the commission appointed to adjust the Virginia debt question in 1871. Correspondents include James Barbour, Arthur I. Boreman, G.D. Camden, J.N. Camden, R.P. Camden, John S. Carlile, Spencer Dayton, J.H. Diss Debar, Matthew Edmiston, John W. Garrett, Nathan Goff, William L. Jackson, Joseph Johnson, Edwin Maxwell, J.H. Pendleton, Francis H. Pierpont, Beverly Randolph, John H. Reagan, William Prescott Smith, Felix Sutton, William P. Thompson, John Tyler, and P.G. Van Winkle.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jonathan M. Bennett (1816-1887) Papers, A&M 0032, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Banks - Exchange Bank of Virginia, Weston Branch.
  • Barbour, James.
  • Bennett, Jonathan M., 1816-1887
  • Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896
  • Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
  • Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
  • Camden, R.P.
  • Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878
  • Confederate States of America.
  • Dayton, Spencer
  • Debar, Joseph Hubert Diss.
  • Edmiston, Matthew.
  • Garrett, John W.
  • Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920
  • Jackson, William L.
  • Johnson, Joseph
  • Maxwell, Edwin.
  • Pendleton, J.H.
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Politics and government.
  • Randolph, Beverly.
  • Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905
  • Smith, W. P. (William Prescott), 1822?-1872
  • Sutton, Felix
  • Thompson, William P.
  • Tyler, John, 1790-1862
  • Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
  • Virginia - General Assembly.
  • Virginia-West Virginia debt controversy.
  • West Virginia. Legislature
  • Women's history -- 1800-1849
  • Women's history -- 1850-1899
  • Women's history -- Pre-1800

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Barbour, James.
  • Bennett, Jonathan M., 1816-1887
  • Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896
  • Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
  • Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
  • Camden, R.P.
  • Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878
  • Dayton, Spencer
  • Debar, Joseph Hubert Diss.
  • Edmiston, Matthew.
  • Garrett, John W.
  • Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920
  • Jackson, William L.
  • Johnson, Joseph
  • Maxwell, Edwin.
  • Pendleton, J.H.
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Randolph, Beverly.
  • Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905
  • Smith, W. P. (William Prescott), 1822?-1872
  • Sutton, Felix
  • Thompson, William P.
  • Tyler, John, 1790-1862
  • Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
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Container List

Series 1. Correspondence (Boxes 1-44)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Mixed Materials Box: 3 Mixed Materials Box: 4 Mixed Materials Box: 5 Mixed Materials Box: 6 Mixed Materials Box: 7 Mixed Materials Box: 8 Mixed Materials Box: 9 Mixed Materials Box: 10 Mixed Materials Box: 11 Mixed Materials Box: 12 Mixed Materials Box: 13 Mixed Materials Box: 14 Mixed Materials Box: 15 Mixed Materials Box: 16 Mixed Materials Box: 17 Mixed Materials Box: 18 Mixed Materials Box: 19 Mixed Materials Box: 20 Mixed Materials Box: 21 Mixed Materials Box: 22 Mixed Materials Box: 23 Mixed Materials Box: 24 Mixed Materials Box: 25 Mixed Materials Box: 26 Mixed Materials Box: 27 Mixed Materials Box: 28 Mixed Materials Box: 29 Mixed Materials Box: 30 Mixed Materials Box: 31 Mixed Materials Box: 32 Mixed Materials Box: 33 Mixed Materials Box: 34 Mixed Materials Box: 35 Mixed Materials Box: 36 Mixed Materials Box: 37 Mixed Materials Box: 38 Mixed Materials Box: 39 Mixed Materials Box: 40 Mixed Materials Box: 41 Mixed Materials Box: 42 Mixed Materials Box: 43 Mixed Materials Box: 44 1842-1897
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1
    Correspondence
    1842
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2
    Correspondence
    1843-1844
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3
    Correspondence
    1845-1846 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4
    Correspondence
    1846 July - 1847 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5
    Correspondence
    1848 January - 1849 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6
    Correspondence
    1849 June - 1850 October
  • Mixed Materials Box: 7
    Correspondence
    1850 November - 1851 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 8
    Correspondence
    1852
  • Mixed Materials Box: 9
    Correspondence
    1853
  • Mixed Materials Box: 10
    Correspondence
    1854
  • Mixed Materials Box: 11
    Correspondence
    1855 January - 1855 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 12
    Correspondence
    1855 September - 1856 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 13
    Correspondence
    1856 July - 1857 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 14
    Correspondence
    1857 May - 1858 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 15
    Correspondence
    1858 February - 1858 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 16
    Correspondence
    1858 October - 1859 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 17
    Correspondence
    1859 May - 1859 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 18
    Correspondence
    1860 January - 1860 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 19
    Correspondence
    1860 July - 1860 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 20
    Correspondence
    1861 January - 1861 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 21
    Correspondence
    1862 January - 1863 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 22
    Correspondence
    1864 January - 1865 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 23
    Correspondence
    1865 October - 1866 July
  • Mixed Materials Box: 24
    Correspondence
    1866 August - 1867 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 25
    Correspondence
    1867 April - 1867 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 26
    Correspondence
    1868
  • Mixed Materials Box: 27
    Correspondence
    1869
  • Mixed Materials Box: 28
    Correspondence
    1870
  • Mixed Materials Box: 29
    Correspondence
    1871 January - 1872 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 30
    Correspondence
    1872 March - 1872 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 31
    Correspondence
    1873 January - 1873 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 32
    Correspondence
    1873 September - 1874 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 33
    Correspondence
    1874 May - 1874 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 34
    Correspondence
    1875 January - 1875 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 35
    Correspondence
    1876 January - 1876 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 36
    Correspondence
    1877
  • Mixed Materials Box: 37
    Correspondence
    1878
  • Mixed Materials Box: 38
    Correspondence
    1879
  • Mixed Materials Box: 39
    Correspondence
    1880
  • Mixed Materials Box: 40
    Correspondence
    1881
  • Mixed Materials Box: 41
    Correspondence
    1882
  • Mixed Materials Box: 42
    Correspondence
    1883
  • Mixed Materials Box: 43
    Correspondence
    1884
  • Mixed Materials Box: 44
    Correspondence
    1885-1897
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Series 2. Financial Papers (Boxes 46-59)
Mixed Materials Box: 46 Mixed Materials Box: 47 Mixed Materials Box: 48 Mixed Materials Box: 49 Mixed Materials Box: 50 Mixed Materials Box: 51 Mixed Materials Box: 52 Mixed Materials Box: 53 Mixed Materials Box: 54 Mixed Materials Box: 55 Mixed Materials Box: 56 Mixed Materials Box: 57 Mixed Materials Box: 58 Mixed Materials Box: 59 1806-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 46
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 47
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 48
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1806-1845
  • Mixed Materials Box: 49
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1846-1850
  • Mixed Materials Box: 50
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1851-1855
  • Mixed Materials Box: 51
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1856-1858
  • Mixed Materials Box: 52
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1859-1865
  • Mixed Materials Box: 53
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1866-1870
  • Mixed Materials Box: 54
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1871-1874
  • Mixed Materials Box: 55
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1875-1877
  • Mixed Materials Box: 56
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1878-1881
  • Mixed Materials Box: 57
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1882-1885
  • Mixed Materials Box: 58
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1886-1889
  • Mixed Materials Box: 59
    Bills, notes, receipts, etc.
    1890-1926
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Series 3. Printed Material (Boxes 63-64)
Mixed Materials Box: 63 Mixed Materials Box: 64 undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 63
    Printed Material and newsclippings
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 64
    Receipt book, memos, and miscellaneous
    undated
  • National Livestock Journal Vol. 14 and 17
    1883-1886
  • The Tradesman
    1887 August 1
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Series 4. Legal Papers (Boxes 66-79)
Mixed Materials Box: 66 Mixed Materials Box: 67 Mixed Materials Box: 68 Mixed Materials Box: 69 Mixed Materials Box: 70 Mixed Materials Box: 71 Mixed Materials Box: 72 Mixed Materials Box: 73 Mixed Materials Box: 74 Mixed Materials Box: 75 Mixed Materials Box: 76 Mixed Materials Box: 77 Mixed Materials Box: 78 Mixed Materials Box: 79 1785-1899
  • Mixed Materials Box: 66
    Legal papers, deeds, wills, and agreements
    1785-1849
  • Mixed Materials Box: 67
    Legal papers, deeds, wills, and agreements
    1850-1866
  • Mixed Materials Box: 68
    Legal papers, deeds, wills, and agreements
    1867-1879
  • Mixed Materials Box: 69
    Legal papers, deeds, wills, and agreements
    1880-1899
  • Mixed Materials Box: 70
    Legal papers, suits, depositions, warrants, etc.
    1810-1849
  • Mixed Materials Box: 71
    Legal papers, suits, depositions, warrants, etc.
    1850-1863
  • Mixed Materials Box: 72
    Legal papers, suits, depositions, warrants, etc.
    1864-1869
  • Mixed Materials Box: 73
    Legal papers, suits, depositions, warrants, etc.
    1870-1879
  • Mixed Materials Box: 74
    Legal papers, suits, depositions, warrants, etc.
    1880-1888
  • Mixed Materials Box: 75
    Legal papers, suits, depositions, warrants, etc.
    1889-1899
  • Mixed Materials Box: 76
    Legal papers, suits, depositions, warrants, etc.
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 77
    Legal papers and land
    1783-1838
  • Mixed Materials Box: 78
    Legal papers and land
    1840-1859
  • Mixed Materials Box: 79
    Legal papers and land
    1860-1892
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Series 5. Diaries (Box 80)
Mixed Materials Box: 80 1864-1888
  • Mixed Materials Box: 80
    Diaries
    1864-1888
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Series 6. Miscellaneous (Boxes 45 & 65)
Mixed Materials Box: 45 Mixed Materials Box: 65 undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 45
    Miscellaneous papers
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 65
    Miscellaneous checks
    undated
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