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John Holt, Collector, Lewis County History Collection A&M 4405

John Holt, Collector, Lewis County History Collection A&M 4405


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P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Jane LaBarbara

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 4405
Title
John Holt, Collector, Lewis County  next hit History Collection 1786-1993 1817-1913
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/205400
Quantity
.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/
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Holt, Collector, Lewis previous hit County  next hit History Collection, A&M 4405, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

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 previous hit County  next hit, and more. Highlights include court papers regarding debt of Thomas Jackson, which may be due to him leaving his post as constable of Lewis previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit County  next hit History; 1817-1957.
Series 5. Miscellaneous; 1838-1878, 1906-1916.
Series 6. Oversize; 1786-1961.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Holt family
  • Jackson family
  • Jackson, Thomas J.
  • Lewis previous hit County  next hit (W. Va.)
  • Slavery -- West Virginia

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Holt, John Mathew, 1936-2018
  • Jackson, Thomas J.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lewis County (W. Va.)
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Container List

Series 1. Thomas Jackson Materials
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 to 12 1841–1993
Scope and Contents

This series contains material pertaining to Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, who was appointed constable of Lewis previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit King  next hit (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 previous hit County  next hit Summons for Thomas Jackson to appear in court in Lewis previous hit County  next hit
      1852
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
    Facsimile of Lewis previous hit County  next hit 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)
      undated
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Series 2. Jackson Family Materials
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 to 16 1818–1854
Scope and Contents

Includes legal and financial documents pertaiing to members of the Jackson family in Lewis previous hit County  next hit. See also Series 4. Lewis previous hit County  next hit 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)
    1854
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Series 3. Holt Family Materials
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 to 20 1837-1971
Scope and Contents

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 previous hit County  next hit 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)
    ca. 1934
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20
    Boso Family Material
    ca. 1959-1971
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Series 4. Lewis previous hit County  next hit History
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21 to 40 1817–1957
Scope and Contents

Includes legal and financial documents, as well as some photographs and images on postcards. Much of the material pertains to matters of the Lewis previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit County  next hit documents.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21
    Lewis previous hit County  next hit Summons Documents (two from 1819 pertaining to Jonathan Jackson)
    1819-1820s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22
    Lewis previous hit County  next hit Summons Documents (one pertaining to Holt family members)
    1830s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 23
    Lewis previous hit County  next hit Summons Documents (some pertaining to Holt family members and one pertaining to Stephen P. Jackson)
    1840s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 24
    Lewis previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit County  next hit, 1824; "Time Table of U.S. Couriers from Clarksburg to Gen. Rosencrans" [Rosecrans?], undated; and a previous hit county  next hit history typescript)
    1824-1957, undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28
    Justice of the Peace Appointments, Lewis previous hit County  next hit (1841 appointment names previous hit George  next hit A. Jackson)
    1837–1841
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29
    Summons Documents from Lewis previous hit County  next hit to Other previous hit Counties  next hit (four for Wood previous hit County  next hit, one for Harrison previous hit County  next hit)
    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 previous hit County  next hit Inquests Regarding Accidental Deaths (2 items)
    1842–1862
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 33
    Lewis previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit County  next hit
    1851
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 36
    Legal Documents Regarding Jacob Henline, previous hit George  next hit Berlin, and Gibson Butcher (Butcher was clerk of court in Lewis previous hit County  next hit; 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 previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit County  next hit Churches and More (also includes postcards of other Lewis previous hit County  next hit scenes, one leather-like postcard, and one postcard with penny attached)
    1911, undated
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Series 5. Miscellaneous
Mixed Materials Box: 1 1838-1878, 1906-1916
Scope and Contents

Includes a booklet, as well as legal and financial documents from outside Lewis previous hit County  next hit.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 41
    My Experience in the Confederate Army and in Northern Prisons booklet by John R. previous hit King  next hit
    1916
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 42
    Miscellaneous Legal and Financial Documents
    1838-1878, 1906
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 43
    Miscellaneous Material
    1944, undated
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Series 6. Oversize
Mixed Materials Box: 2 1786–1961
Scope and Contents

Includes oversize materials such as legal documents, financial documents, and clippings. Subjects include Lewis previous hit County  next hit, Thomas Jackson, the Civil War, and more.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 unfoldered
    Indenture (land record pertaining to Josiah and Mary Shaw, and previous hit George  next hit 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 previous hit County  next hit; for John Vanderen, land in Monongalia previous hit County  next hit; for Thomas Augustus Taylor, land in Harrison previous hit County  next hit)
    1786
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
    Virginia Land Grant Signed by Beverley Randolph (for Henry Flesher, land in Harrison previous hit County  next hit)
    1787
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
    School Commission Documents, Lewis previous hit County  next hit
    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 previous hit 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)
    1961
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