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Lewis (1778-1843) and George W. (1804-1868) Summers Papers, 1828-1890, 1901, 1935 A&M 1791

Lewis (1778-1843) and George W. (1804-1868) Summers Papers, 1828-1890, 1901, 1935 A&M 1791


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West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1791
Title
Lewis (1778-1843) and George W. (1804-1868) Summers Papers 1828-1890, 1901, 1935
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198648
Quantity
0.4 Linear Feet, Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
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 Lewis Summers, a lawyer, businessman, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1817-1818, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1829-1830, and his brother George W., a lawyer in Charleston, a judge, a member of the House of Delegates, 1830-1832, 1834-1836, the U.S. House of Representatives, 1841-1845, a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850, candidate for governor in 1851, member of the 1861 Peace Convention, and delegate to the Richmond Secession Convention, 1861. Correspondence between the brothers is for the years 1818-1843. There are also business, legal, and family papers, speeches, and an autograph book of George W. while a student at the University of Virginia, 1854-1857. Correspondents include George Carlisle, James Craik, James M. Laidley, and Luke Wilcox. Persons mentioned or commented on include John Q. Adams, John C. Calhoun, Lewis Cass, Henry Clay, Thomas R. Dew, Andrew Donnally, Millard Fillmore, John Floyd, William H. Harrison, Andrew Jackson, the Ruffner family, Martin Van Buren, Daniel Webster, and Henry A. Wise.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lewis (1778-1843) and George W. (1804-1868) Summers Papers, A&M 1791, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
  • Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
  • Carlisle, George, 1797-1863
  • Cass, Lewis.
  • Charleston.
  • Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
  • Confederate States of America - secession crisis.
  • Craik, James.
  • Dew, Thomas R. (Thomas Roderick), 1802-1846
  • Donnally, Andrew.
  • Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
  • Floyd, John.
  • Genealogy
  • Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
  • Henderson, Alexander.
  • Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
  • Judges - letters and papers.
  • Laidley, James M.
  • Lawyers - letters and papers.
  • Ruffner family
  • Summers, George W. (George William), 1804-1868
  • Summers, Lewis, 1777 or 1778-1843
  • United States. Congress
  • Universities and colleges
  • University of Virginia.
  • Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
  • Virginia - Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851.
  • Virginia -- Secession Convention of 1861
  • Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates
  • Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
  • Willcox, Luke.
  • Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Charleston.
  • Virginia -- Secession Convention of 1861
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Container List

Series 1. Correspondence
Mixed Materials Box: 1 1828 December 06 - 1901 September 29; bulk 1830s-1840s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Lewis Summers letters to George Summers
    1828 December 06-1839 February 22
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
    Lewis and George Summers letters
    1840 July 20-1843 August 20
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
    Letters to Lewis Summers
    1843 January 7-1843 February 15
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
    Letters to George Summers
    1843 February 15-1850 September 23
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
    Miscellaneous letters
    1845 June 24-1901 September 29
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Series 2. Legal Correspondence
Mixed Materials Box: 1 1844 August - 1850 November 26
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
    Letters to Summers-Miller Law Firm
    1844 August-1848 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
    Letters to Summers-Miller Law Firm
    1850 May 16-1850 November 26
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Series 3. Manuscripts
Mixed Materials Box: 1 undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Manuscripts of George Summers
    undated
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Series 4. Financial & Legal Papers
Mixed Materials Box: 1 1853 May - 1901 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Notes, receipts, legal documents, etc.
    1853 May-1901 September
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Series 5. Printed Material
Mixed Materials Box: 1 1860 - 1935 October 1
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1
    First Anniversary Address Before the Old Dominion Society by George W. Summers
    1860
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1
    The Plumbline
    1935 October 1
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1
    Autograph book
    undated
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