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0067: C. C. Henking Collection, 1795-1861, Marshall University Special Collections

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The C. C. Henking Collection consists of land patents, deeds, titles, abstracts of titles, and indentures dating from 1795 to 1861. Also included are tax receipts, maps, notes and certificates. Many of the documents are in French. They are of particular interest to this region because all of the properties are located in what is now the state of West Virginia. In addition to the register, a more complete description of the contents of each folder will be found in the box.

0013: Nathaniel Bacon Papers, 1870-1891, Marshall University Special Collections

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Ledgers, business papers, receipts, legal documents, correspondence of owner of Talcott Toll Bridge Company, Talcott, Summers County, West Virginia.

0029: D. Farrier Letter, 1857, Marshall University Special Collections

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Holograph request for collection of money in order to pay a debt to List and Howel.

0032: Frederick Moore Land Grant, 1824, Marshall University Special Collections

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Land grant for five hundred acres in Cabell County, West Virginia; signed by Governor John Pleasants.

0033: John H. Brumfield Land Grant, 1850, Marshall University Special Collections

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Original parchment land grant issued by the Commonwealth of Va., for land in Logan Co., Va., signed by Gov. John Floyd.

0043: Henry P. Alderman Papers, 1898-1919, Marshall University Special Collections

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Account book (1898), six charge books (1902-1904), and a letter of a Huntington, West Virginia resident.

0056: George Moon Letter, 1884, Marshall University Special Collections

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A statement of account for receipt of payment with E. Williams of Baltimore, Maryland.

0009: David Michael Gideon Papers, 1878-1959, Marshall University Special Collections

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A major portion of the collection consists of correspondence between Mr. Gideon and his political and business associates between 1929 and 1945. Included is correspondence regarding the administration of the estate of Mr. Gideon's brother-in-law, Mike Broh. Another large group of papers is made up of ledgers, journals, day books, daily cash sheets, check ledgers, account ledgers, and other records from the Huntington Herald Company and the several land and holding companies with which Mr. Gideon was associated.

Correspondence and business records of the Sam and Dave Gideon clothing store from 1914 until 1926 comprise most of the remaining papers. …

0012: Morgan Family Papers, 1831-1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Morgan family papers consist of business, general and family correspondence, as well as legal and financial papers. Much of the business correspondence, dating from 1840 to 1935, is concerned with John Morgan's business ventures, first as a store keeper in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and later as a farmer in Putnam Country, Virginia, now West Virginia. The general correspondence consists of letters from friends and dates from 1843 until 1900. The family correspondence is composed of letters from members of the immediate Morgan family, and includes letters from members of three generations. It is well to note here that there …