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Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers, 1784-1924 A&M 0040

Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers, 1784-1924 A&M 0040


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0040
Title
Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers 1784-1924
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196437
Quantity
44.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 44 ft. 10 in. (107 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.)
Creator
Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923
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 the eighth governor of West Virginia, 1890-1893, who was an attorney in Marion County, 1863-1867, a member of the House of Delegates, 1872-1875, a circuit judge, 1878-1888. Fleming was closely associated with James O. Watson in the development of the coal and railroad industry in the Monongahela Valley. There are scattered papers, including several hundred sermons of Benjamin F. Fleming (1810-1876); one common pleas book; two "Memorandum of Decisions" books from the law firm of A.B. Fleming; and family genealogical records. Among the correspondents are J.N. Camden, H.G. Davis, A.G. Dayton, S.B. Elkins, and F.H. Pierpont.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers, A&M 0040, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
  • Coal mining.
  • Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916
  • Dayton, Alston Gordon
  • Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911
  • Fleming family
  • Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923
  • Fleming, Benjamin.
  • Genealogy
  • Judges - letters and papers.
  • Lawyers - letters and papers.
  • Marion County (W. Va.)
  • Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.)
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Politicians
  • Politicians -- United States
  • Politics and government.
  • Railroads
  • Rivers and river valleys.
  • Transportation
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • Watson, James O.
  • West Virginia - Governors.
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia. Legislature

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
  • Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916
  • Dayton, Alston Gordon
  • Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911
  • Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923
  • Fleming, Benjamin.
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Watson, James O.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Marion County (W. Va.)
  • Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.)
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government
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