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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Felix G. Hansford Papers, A&M 1089, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

These are the land and mercantile papers of Felix Hansford, a large land owner along the banks of Pain[t] Creek and the Great Kanawha River, near the town of Clifton in [Kanawha] County. The collection is primarily account statements, receipts and buisness notes.There are a few land surveys, entries and deeds dating back to the 1790. Some of the papers shed light on the Hansford's activities as a falt boat builder, sawmill and grist mill operator, and justice of the peace. A few letters and bank statements deal with his term as president of the Giles, Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike Company.

Related Material

1089, 1192, 1464

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Clifton.
• Frontier and pioneer life
• Giles, Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike Company
• Hansford, Felix G.
• James River and Kanawha Turnpike Company
• Kanawha County (W. Va.)
• Kanawha River (W. Va.)
• Kanawha Valley.
• Mills and mill-work
• Politics and government.
• Rivers and river valleys.
• Salt industry and trade
• Transportation
• Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads.
• Whig Party (U.S.)