Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Opequon Factory Journal
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ami G14
Scope and Contents
Journal, 1813-1829, of Opequon Factory, a grist mill at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia [West Virginia] belonging to the John Clark estate and operated by Benjamin Davenport. It includes accounts with Bushrod Washington, and the estates of John Davenport and Adrian Davenport.
Dates:
1813-1829
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
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
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Scrapbook (Harpers Ferry, West Virginia)
Collection
Identifier: SC 00656
Scope and Contents
Diary, 1860, of an unidentified person from what was then Harpers Ferry, Virginia, and is now Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Includes a handwritten timeline of the life of Stephen A. Douglas, newsclippings dealing with slavery, the Kansas Territory, and the separation of Virginia and West Virginia, articles with handwritten comments about Charleston, South Carolina, and clippings with handwritten comments about the election of Abraham Lincoln and how his election will affect the United...
Dates:
1860
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center