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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], David Goff Papers, A&M 1027, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Papers of David Goff (ca. 1804-1878) of Beverly, West Virginia, an attorney and land promoter for Harrison, Randolph, and Tucker Counties. Goff became prosecuting attorney in 1835, served as a Colonel in the Virginia militia in 1844, was superintendent of Randolph County schools in 1853, served as a member of the Virginia Assembly, and was a West Virginia State Senator from Randolph County (1875-1877). The papers include correspondence; land papers, particularly, for Randolph County; court case papers; receipts; bank statements; accounts; and miscellaneous papers concerning the affairs of various clients. Subjects of the correspondence include estate settlements; land sale and management; politics; movement to construct a turnpike and railroad through Canaan Valley; sale by heirs of 1,000 acres of land in Randolph County owned by Chief Justice John Marshall; several letters written during the Civil War and post-war period concerning conditions in Beverly; possibility of removal of family from territory held by Federal forces, by Truce Boat; post-war value of Virginia money; conditions in Missouri and opinions on the government and general condition of the country. Correspondents include Spencer Dayton, B. H. Shackelford, William MacCorkle, George C. McCall, Edwin Maxwell, W. P. Cooper, Maria W. D. Orme, Charles Newmann, Isaac A. Morris, L. Haymond, and H. O. Middleton.
Related Material
627, 975, 983, 1027, 1557
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
- Dayton, Spencer
- Goff, David, 1804?-1878
- Land.
- Lawyers - letters and papers.
- MacCorkle, William Alexander, 1857-1930
- Politics and government.
- Railroads
- Randolph County (W. Va.)
- Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Dayton, Spencer
- Goff, David, 1804?-1878
- MacCorkle, William Alexander, 1857-1930
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
- Randolph County (W. Va.)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865