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Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Letter, 1842 A&M 0018

Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Letter, 1842 A&M 0018


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0018
Title
Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Letter 1842
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/210640
Quantity
0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 items (1 folder)
Creator
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
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
Letter from 1842 authored by Peter G. Van Winkle (1808-1872) regarding business and political matters. Van Winkle was a Parkersburg attorney, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851, member of the Second Wheeling Convention of 1861, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1861-1862, legislator from Wood County in 1863, U.S. Senator from 1863-1869, and participant in West Virginia railroad and business enterprises. Contains original manuscript and typescript copy of a letter from Van Winkle, Parkersburg, to Charles P. Bailey, dated April 12, 1842, describing his opinions on imports and foreign debt, a tariff on foreign imports, a proposed national bank, internal improvements, and other subjects of political importance in the early forties.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Letter, A&M 0018, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Economics
  • Politicians -- United States
  • Politics and government.
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • United States. Congress. Senate
  • Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • United States -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government
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