Citation | Print View
Search Finding Aid
Pittenger Family Letters, 1841-1875 A&M 3127

Pittenger Family Letters, 1841-1875 A&M 3127


[logo]

West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com
URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3127
Title
Pittenger Family Letters 1841-1875
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195668
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 34 items
Creator
Pittenger family
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
Abstract
Various Pittenger family members wrote these letters, mostly to other family members. The most frequent correspondent is Abraham Pittenger, a farmer, teacher, and local government official in Hancock County. The letters detail farming and marketing of farm goods, educational developments, affairs of the Presbyterian Church, and family events. The collection also provides significant information about the early Republican party, secession crisis, Civil War and Reconstruction.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Pittenger Family Letters, A&M 3127, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Abolition of slavery
  • African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans.
  • Aten, William.
  • Churches -- Presbyterian and Reformed
  • Churches -- West Virginia -- Hancock County
  • Civil War -- Illinois 28th Infantry
  • Clergy
  • Elections
  • Farms and farming.
  • Hancock County (W. Va.)
  • Illinois
  • Jews & Judaism.
  • Livestock
  • Ohio
  • Oil and Gas Industry and Fields.
  • Pennsylvania
  • Pittenger family
  • Politics and government.
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Schools
  • Steamboats
  • Teachers
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
  • Weather
  • Wheeling Convention -- Wheeling (W. Va.) -- First

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Hancock County (W. Va.)
  • Illinois
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
Back to Top