Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Papers, 1816-1892, undated A&M 1221

Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Papers, 1816-1892, undated A&M 1221


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1221
Title
Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Papers 1816-1892, undated
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198071
Quantity
2.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 ft. 1 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
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
Papers of Judge Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) of Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. Camden was a lawyer, Democratic politician, member of the Virginia Convention of 1850-1851, circuit judge, and state senator (1872-1876). Includes business correspondence, financial records, legal papers, and court records. Materials include the early land papers of Camden's law partner, John J. Allen, and the legal papers of the firm Allen and Camden, which deal primarily with land suits and surveys in Harrison and surrounding counties. Later legal and business papers relate to the development of the West Virginia oil fields and Camden's extensive holdings in mineral and timber lands in central West Virginia. Other papers concern the Constitutional Convention of 1872, subsequent ratification, attempts to remove the legislature to Clarksburg, and West Virginia politics in general, particularly the period 1860-1874. Other subjects include Diss Debar's attempts to stimulate immigration from Alsace-Lorraine; H.G. Davis and the development of West Virginia railroads; and a debate on Christian baptism at Fairmont, 1872, between Benjamin Franklin and Professor Solomon of West Virginia University. Correspondents include Henry G. Davis, John J. Davis, J.H. Diss Debar, Johnson N. Camden, John J. Allen, Spencer Dayton, John S. Carlile, John Bassel, James M. Bennett, David Goff, Lot M. Morrill, James S. Wheat, Alpheus J. Haymond, John Jay Jackson, Jr. and Sr., George R. Latham, Nimrod Dent, Benjamin F. Martin, Okey Johnson, J. Marshall Hagans, J.W. Arbogast, and W.J. Bland. For partial inventory of business correspondence, see control folder. For series list, see Scope and Content Note.

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Scope and Contents

Papers of Judge Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) of Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, a lawyer, Democratic politician, member of the Virginia Convention of 1850-1851, circuit judge, and state senator (1872-1876). Includes business correspondence, financial records, legal papers, and court records. Materials include the early land papers of Camden's law partner, John J. Allen, and the legal papers of the firm Allen and Camden, which deal primarily with land suits and surveys in Harrison and surrounding counties. Later legal and business papers relate to the development of the West Virginia oil fields and Camden's extensive holdings in mineral and timber lands in central West Virginia. Other papers concern the Constitutional Convention of 1872, subsequent ratification, attempts to remove the legislature to Clarksburg, and West Virginia politics in general, particularly the period 1860-1874. Other subjects include Diss Debar's attempts to stimulate immigration from Alsace-Lorraine; H.G. Davis and the development of West Virginia railroads; and a debate on Christian baptism at Fairmont, 1872, between Benjamin Franklin and Professor Solomon of West Virginia University. Correspondents include Henry G. Davis, John J. Davis, J.H. Diss Debar, Johnson N. Camden, John J. Allen, Spencer Dayton, John S. Carlile, John Bassel, James M. Bennett, David Goff, Lot M. Morrill, James S. Wheat, Alpheus J. Haymond, John Jay Jackson, Jr. and Sr., George R. Latham, Nimrod Dent, Benjamin F. Martin, Okey Johnson, J. Marshall Hagans, J.W. Arbogast, and W.J. Bland.

Series 1. Business Correspondence; 1832-1884; box 1-3, folders 1-12. (For a partial inventory of this series, see control folder.)

Series 2. Box 3, folder 13.

Series 3. Personal Accounts, Receipts, and Statements; 1832-1891, undated; box 3, folders 14-16.

Series 4. Legal Papers; 1816-1892, undated; boxes 4-5, folders 17-25.

Series 5. Court Records and Miscellaneous Items; ca. 1863-1890, undated; box 5, folder 26.

Related Material

1188, 1199, 1221, 1260, 1276, 1495, 1517, 1523, 1868

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
  • Harrison County (W. Va.)
  • Immigration.
  • Land.
  • Lawyers - letters and papers.
  • Lumber trade
  • Petroleum industry and trade
  • Politics and government.
  • Railroads
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • Slavery
  • Transportation
  • West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865.
  • West Virginia -- Capital and capitol
  • West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • West Virginia University
  • West Virginia. Constitutional Convention (1872)

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Harrison County (W. Va.)
  • West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865.
  • West Virginia -- Capital and capitol
  • West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865