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Conditions Governing Access

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lantz Family Papers, A&M 3095, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Papers of William Lantz (b. 1810), a Blacksville, WV farmer, constable, postmaster, and general store owner, and his descendants, particularly Remembrance Lantz. Included are family and business correspondence; bills, invoices, and ledger sheets relating principally to the Lantz family's general store; and militia documents and legal papers documenting William Lantz's activities as constable, justice of the peace, and commissioner of revenue for Blacksville.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Blacksville (W. Va.)
• General stores
• Lantz, Remembrance.
• Lantz, William.
• Monongalia County (W. Va.)