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Vida Bailey, Collector, Papers, 1790-1882 A&M 1847

Vida Bailey, Collector, Papers, 1790-1882 A&M 1847


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1847
Title
Vida Bailey, Collector, Papers 1790-1882
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198705
Quantity
0.2 Linear Feet, 2 in. (4 folders)
Creator
Bailey, Vida
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
Indentures, deeds, court papers, land grants, letters, church notices, tax and other receipts, bills, notes and other materials concerning the Bluestone River area in Summers County, West Virginia, especially the Josiah Meadows and Robert Lilly families. Includes a Church of Christ minute book kept by Thomas Lilly, 1802-1817; a land grant to Jesiah Meador signed by Governor James P. Preston, 1809; and a letter from William Sellergrit Lilly from upper Louisiana Territory telling of earth tremors, sickness, and expected Indian trouble. Places mentioned include Mercer, Raleigh, Montgomery, and Giles counties, and Sinking Creek.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Vida Bailey, Collector, Papers, A&M 1847, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Bailey, Vida
  • Bluestone River (Va. and W. Va.)
  • Churches -- Church of Christ
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Genealogy
  • General stores
  • Giles County (Va.)
  • Indians of North America
  • Lilly, Robert.
  • Lilly, Thomas.
  • Lilly, William Sellergrit.
  • Louisiana Territory
  • Meadows, Josiah.
  • Mercer County (W. Va.)
  • Montgomery County (Va.)
  • Preston, James P.
  • Raleigh County (W. Va.)
  • Sinking Creek.
  • Summers County (W. Va.)
  • Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Bailey, Vida
  • Lilly, Robert.
  • Lilly, Thomas.
  • Lilly, William Sellergrit.
  • Meadows, Josiah.
  • Preston, James P.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Bluestone River (Va. and W. Va.)
  • Giles County (Va.)
  • Louisiana Territory
  • Mercer County (W. Va.)
  • Montgomery County (Va.)
  • Raleigh County (W. Va.)
  • Sinking Creek.
  • Summers County (W. Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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