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Charles Town (W.Va.)--History--19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Town W. Va. Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame6u
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1801-1803, which is a ledger and journal of an unidentified merchant at Charles Town, Virginia [W. Va.]

Dates: 1801-1803

Davenport Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00494
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1806-1831, of Abraham Davenport, Braxton Davenport, and Thomas Davenport, Charles Town, W. Va. The collection consists of accounts.

Dates: 1806-1830

John S. Gallaher Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ane1
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1833-1836, of John S. Gallaher, newspaper publisher, of Charles Town, Jefferson County, Va. [W.Va.].  Includes accounts for advertising in the newspaper.  Topics range from lost horses to chancery notices.

Dates: 1833-1836

Ransberg-Davenport Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 R17
Scope and Contents

Court orders, 1820-1821, for the arrest of Henry Ransberg and the seizure of his property for non-payment of debt. Collection includes accounts, 1818-1826, of Benjamin Davenport, Charles Town and Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Dates: 1818-1826

Riddle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 R43
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1812-1915, of the Riddle family of Chambersburg, Pa., Baltimore, Md., and Charlestown, W. Va. Chiefly the correspondence and accounts of Horace R. Riddle, banker of Baltimore, Md. and Charles Town, W. Va. who was the agent for the receiver of the Bank of the Valley in Virginia. Collection also includes a farm account book, 1812-1832, of James Riddle of Chambersburg; and plans and specifications for re-modeling a house in Charles Town.

Dates: 1812-1915