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Henderson and Tomlinson Families Papers, 1789-1859 A&M 1426

Henderson and Tomlinson Families Papers, 1789-1859 A&M 1426


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1426
Title
Henderson and Tomlinson Families Papers 1789-1859
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198290
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm
Creator
Henderson family. Tomlinson 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
Microfilm copy of the papers of the Henderson and Tomlinson families of Wood County, West Virginia, from 1789 to 1859. Materials relate to frontier life in the Parkersburg-Marietta area, and include Alexander Henderson's journal about his settlement on the Little Kanawha River, 1798-1803; his plantation accounts; letters on the Burr conspiracy; and an account of a duel between Henderson and Stephen R. Wilson in 1803. Also includes several items related to Marine Corps Commandant Archibald Henderson; pioneer Isaac Williams; and A.B. Tomlinson's account of the Indian mounds and frontier settlement at Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville, West Virginia.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Henderson and Tomlinson Families Papers, A&M 1426, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Alexander Henderson emigrated to Virginia in the late 1700s. In 1836, Alexander's grandson, George Washington Henderson (1802-1866), built the first part of what would eventually become Henderson Hall in Parkersburg, West Virginia. A.B. Tomlinson excavated the Grave Creek Mound in 1838.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807
  • Cresap, Michael, 1742-1775
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Good, Ronald.
  • Grave Creek.
  • Henderson, Alexander.
  • Henderson, Archibald.
  • Henderson, Jock B.
  • Henderson-Tomlinson family.
  • Indians of North America
  • Little Kanawha River (W. Va.)
  • Marietta (Ohio)
  • Parkersburg.
  • Rivers and river valleys.
  • Tomlinson family
  • Tomlinson, A.B.
  • Washington (D.C.)
  • Williams, Isaac.
  • Wilson, Stephen R.
  • Women's history -- 1800-1849

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Grave Creek.
  • Little Kanawha River (W. Va.)
  • Marietta (Ohio)
  • Parkersburg.
  • Washington (D.C.)
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