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Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872), Letter and Receipt for Stock, 1854-1855 A&M 0142

Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872), Letter and Receipt for Stock, 1854-1855 A&M 0142


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0142
Title
Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872), Letter and Receipt for Stock 1854-1855
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196527
Quantity
0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 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
Four page letter, and receipt for stock, of Peter G. Van Winkle (1808-1872), 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. The four page manuscript letter with envelope is from Van Winkle, Baltimore, Maryland, to George O. Welles and the committee of council in Parkersburg regarding the sale of railroad bonds in the town (12 October 1855). The receipt is for the purchase of stock in the Northwestern Virginia Railroad Company, signed by Van Winkle (15 September 1854).

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872), Letter and Receipt for Stock, A&M 0142, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Related Material

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Northwestern Virginia Railroad Company
  • Parkersburg (W. Va.)
  • Politicians -- United States
  • Politics and government.
  • Railroads
  • 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

  • Parkersburg (W. Va.)
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government
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