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William Gaston Caperton (1815-1852) Family Papers, 1801-1930 A&M 1436

William Gaston Caperton (1815-1852) Family Papers, 1801-1930 A&M 1436


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1436
Title
William Gaston Caperton (1815-1852) Family Papers 1801-1930
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198300
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm (ca. 500 items)
Creator
Caperton, William Gaston (1815-1852)
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
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of: a Monroe County, West Virginia, farmer and politician; his wife, Harriette Boswell Alexander; their daughters, Isabel and Alice Beulah; Alice's husband, Frank Hereford, U.S. senator from West Virginia; and his daughter, Katherine Hereford Stoddard. There is one folder of business papers, 1820-1841, of Thomas Edgar; a few letters from Caperton's son, John, while a cadet at the Camp of Instruction, Richmond, 1861; a folder of letters concerning Isabel's trips through the American West, the British Isles, and Europe; and a folder on family genealogy. Subjects include mid-nineteenth century life in Union, Monroe County; the excitement in Virginia following John Brown's raid; Washington, D.C., and the slavery controversy, 1860; the secession crisis in Virginia; impressment of material in Monroe County by Union troops; the effect of the war on the social and economic life of Richmond; work of the Ladies Relief Hospital in Lynchburg; and the aftermath of war in Virginia.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Gaston Caperton (1815-1852) Family Papers, A&M 1436, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Alexander, Harriette Boswell.
  • Camp of Instruction (Richmond, Va.)
  • Caperton, Isabel.
  • Caperton, John.
  • Caperton, William Gaston.
  • Civil War - Richmond, Virginia.
  • Civil War -- Camps and camp life
  • Confederate States of America - secession crisis.
  • Edgar, Thomas.
  • Europe
  • Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859
  • Hereford, Alice Beulah.
  • Hereford, Frank, 1825-1891
  • Hospitals and sanitariums.
  • Ladies Relief Hospital (Lynchburg, Va.)
  • Monroe County (W. Va.)
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • Slaves and slavery.
  • Stoddard, Katherine Hereford.
  • Travel accounts.
  • Union.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States. Congress. Senate
  • Women's history -- 1800-1849
  • Women's history -- 1850-1899
  • Women's history -- 1900-1929
  • Women's history -- 1929-1950

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Alexander, Harriette Boswell.
  • Caperton, Isabel.
  • Caperton, John.
  • Caperton, William Gaston (1815-1852)
  • Caperton, William Gaston.
  • Edgar, Thomas.
  • Hereford, Alice Beulah.
  • Hereford, Frank, 1825-1891
  • Stoddard, Katherine Hereford.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Camp of Instruction (Richmond, Va.)
  • Europe
  • Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859
  • Monroe County (W. Va.)
  • Union.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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