.6 Linear Feet, 6 1/2 in. (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 document case, 5 in.)
Creator
Holt, John Mathew, 1936-2018
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/
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Holt, Collector, Lewis County History Collection, A&M 4405, West
Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Material collected by John Holt. Includes legal documents (court papers, summonses, land grants, and more), financial records
(such as receipts), correspondence, photographs, clippings, printed material, and more. Subjects include Thomas J. "Stonewall"
Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) and his family, the Holt family, Lewis County, and more. Highlights include court
papers regarding debt of Thomas Jackson, which may be due to him leaving his post as constable of Lewis County in order to
attend West Point; documents pertaining to his work as constable; a document regarding the transfer of enslaved girls as property;
and Confederate bonds.
There are six series in this collection:
Series 1. Thomas Jackson Materials; 1841-1993.
Series 2. Jackson Family Materials; 1818-1854.
Series 3. Holt Family Materials; 1837-1971.
Series 4. Lewis County History; 1817-1957.
Series 5. Miscellaneous; 1838-1878, 1906-1916.
Series 6. Oversize; 1786-1961.
This series contains material pertaining to Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, who was appointed constable of Lewis County on
June 8, 1841, at age 17. He left the position the following year to enroll in West Point. This series includes legal documents,
financial documents, correspondence, photographs and other images, and more. Highlights include documents pertaining to financial
trouble that resulted from him leaving his post as constable. (This was discussed by author James I. Robertson, Jr. in his
biography Stonewall Jackson: The Man, The Soldier, The Legend on pages 21 and 25.) See also Series 6. Oversize for additional items related to Jackson.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Court Papers Regarding Debt of Thomas Jackson (some of this may be due to leaving his constable post prematurely for West
Point)
1841–1852
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Constable Bond for Thomas J. Jackson (copy?; signed by C. E. Cummins and Minter Bailey)
1841/06/10
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Summons for Thomas Jackson, Cummins Jackson, and Minter Bailey
1843/04/08
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Bond regarding Money, Pertaining to Thomas Jackson and Cummins Jackson, and John Hurst and William King (the Jacksons were
owed money)
1843
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Summons for Thomas Jackson, Cummins E. Jackson, and Minter Bailey
1844/03/06
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Summons for Thomas Jackson, Cummins E. Jackson, and Minter Bailey
1844
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Legal Document regarding $2000 debt owed by Thomas Jackson, Cummins E. Jackson, and Minter Bailey (ca. 1843-1845), and list
of notes and amounts received by Thomas Jackson as contable (ca. 1845)
1843–1845
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Rockbridge County Summons for Thomas Jackson to appear in court in Lewis County
1852
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Facsimile of Lewis County Tuition Document (teacher was Thomas J. Jackson)
1841
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
T. J. Jackson Constable Receipt Listing Warrants Served (includes two color facsimiles and original)
1841
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Contract Involving Morgan Morgan, William Bailey, and Pattons (names Thomas Jackson as constable in custody of material)
1842
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
Receipt from Thomas Jackson
1842
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
Receipt for Accounts Collected by Thomas J. Jackson, Constable
1842
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Constable Order for Thomas Jackson (to seize property in order to satisfy debt; includes facsimile and original, with receipt
noted on reverse)
1842
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Typescript Facsimile of Letter from T.J. Jackson to Colonel Samuel Hays, from Fort Hamilton, Long Island, NY
1849
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
Facsimile Letter from T.J. Jackson to a Doctor (on the reverse of a VMI Military Ball invitation, 1853)
ca. 1853
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10
"The Jackson Song" Lyrics
1863
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11
Postcards Regarding "Stonewall" Jackson (include images of Jackson's Mill, Jackson memorials, and Jackson himself; also includes
one commemorative envelope regarding the USS Stonewall Jackson [SSBN-634])
ca. 1911-1965
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Miscellaneous Thomas Jackson Material
ca. 1900-1993
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Small Mounted Photos at Jackson's Mill (showing John Earl Hall in dry riverbed; 2 items)
early 1900s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Photo of a Portrait of Thomas J. Jackson
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Image of Thomas J. Jackson on a Horse
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Image Including Thomas J. Jackson Portrait and Images of his Boyhood Home
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Clipping of Tribute to Stonewall (on 50th anniversary of his death)
1913
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Clipping, "Stonewall" (second part of a newspaper article)
1993
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
"Tom Jackson" by John Strange Hall (three handwritten pages)
Includes legal and financial documents pertaiing to members of the Jackson family in Lewis County. See also Series 4. Lewis
County History for additional documents that name Jackson family members.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
Agreement Regarding a Contract signed by Edward Jackson, Jonathan Jackson, Christian Smith (?), Walter McWhorter, and Hugh
McQuain (Edward and Jonathan may be Thomas's grandfather and father)
1818/09/21
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14
Jackson Family Legal Documents (1 surveying receipt, 1 notice)
1828–1831
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
Material Regarding Bill of Complaint Involving Cummins Jackson
1831
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16
Claim/Receipt for Money by Overseer of the Poor (signed by G. R. Jackson and J. M. Jackson)
Includes legal documents and correspondence of the Holt family, horse breeding information, and material on the history of
the Boso family. See also Series 4. Lewis County History for additional documents that name Holt family members.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17
Legal Documents Pertaining to the Holt Family (a writ and a memorandum)
1837–1841
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18
Holt Family Correspondence (includes letters and envelopes; includes an envelope from Rush Dew Holt to John Mathew Holt, 1939,
and an unsigned card from Helen and Rush Holt depicting Jackson's boyhood home)
ca. 1900-1910, 1938-1939
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19
Horse Breeding Information (pertaining to members of the Holt family)
Includes legal and financial documents, as well as some photographs and images on postcards. Much of the material pertains
to matters of the Lewis County court, ca. 1820-1880. Some material pertaining to members of the Jackson and Holt families
can be found in this series, specifically in the summons documents. See also Series 6. Oversize for additional Lewis County
documents.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21
Lewis County Summons Documents (two from 1819 pertaining to Jonathan Jackson)
1819-1820s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22
Lewis County Summons Documents (one pertaining to Holt family members)
1830s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 23
Lewis County Summons Documents (some pertaining to Holt family members and one pertaining to Stephen P. Jackson)
1840s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 24
Lewis County Summons Documents
1851, 1885
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 25
Miscellaneous Legal Documents (includes notices, an indenture, a deposition, and more)
1817–1872
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 26
Legal Documents Stemming from the Death of David Doyle
1821–1822
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 27
Miscellaneous Documents (includes a jail commission report from Lewis County, 1824; "Time Table of U.S. Couriers from Clarksburg
to Gen. Rosencrans" [Rosecrans?], undated; and a county history typescript)
1824-1957, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28
Justice of the Peace Appointments, Lewis County (1841 appointment names George A. Jackson)
1837–1841
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29
Summons Documents from Lewis County to Other Counties (four for Wood County, one for Harrison County)
1841–1854
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 30
Financial Documents (3 items)
1842–1855
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 31
Letters from H. O. Middleton (three letters, all to different recipients)
1842–1844
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 32
Lewis County Inquests Regarding Accidental Deaths (2 items)
1842–1862
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 33
Lewis County Inquests Regarding Infant Deaths (2 items)
1845–1850
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 34
Document Regarding Enslaved Girls (14 year old girl named Susan and a 12 year old girl named Harriet were transferred as property
from father to daughters in the Bastable family)
1845
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 35
Financial Statements Etc. Regarding Road Construction and Repairs, Lewis County
1851
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 36
Legal Documents Regarding Jacob Henline, George Berlin, and Gibson Butcher (Butcher was clerk of court in Lewis County; two
of the 1863 affidavits were notarized by G. A. Jackson)
1861–1875
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 37
Documents Signed by John C. Jackson as Clerk of Lewis County Court
1871
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 38
Orders of Publication
1871–1882
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 39
Photographs
1900, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 39
Mounted Group Portrait of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Union Veterans Meeting in Weston
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 39
Mounted Group Portrait of B&O Corps Engineers (?) at Big Ditch Camp (?) March 3, 1900 (reverse lists names of each person
in photo)
1900
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 40
Postcards of Lewis County Churches and More (also includes postcards of other Lewis County scenes, one leather-like postcard,
and one postcard with penny attached)
Includes oversize materials such as legal documents, financial documents, and clippings. Subjects include Lewis County, Thomas
Jackson, the Civil War, and more.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 unfoldered
Indenture (land record pertaining to Josiah and Mary Shaw, and George Arnold; item is fragile)
1800
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
Three Virginia Land Grants Signed by Patrick Henry (for Michael Hillegas, land in Monongalia County; for John Vanderen, land
in Monongalia County; for Thomas Augustus Taylor, land in Harrison County)
1786
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
Virginia Land Grant Signed by Beverley Randolph (for Henry Flesher, land in Harrison County)
1787
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
School Commission Documents, Lewis County
1833–1838
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
Quarterly Document Listing Students and Fees
1833
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
Quarterly Document Listing Students and Fees (includes an original and a facsimile; Thomas Jackson is listed as a student)
1838
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
Indenture, Etc. Involving John Talbot, John Lorentz, and Jonathan Bennett, Lewis County
1842
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
Confederate Bonds (sheet of confederate bonds for $1000, with some of the slips already possibly redeemed; page includes portrait
of Jackson)
1863
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
"The Confederate Reunion at Richmond" Clipping from Colliers (includes image of "The First Petit Jury Impaneled to Try Jefferson Davis", which includes African-American jurors)
1907
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
Monongalia News , Civil War Centennial Issue (regarding Battle of Philippi and West Virginia Statehood)
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