Gideon Draper Camden Correspondence, 1836-1855 A&M 2167

Gideon Draper Camden Correspondence, 1836-1855 A&M 2167


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2167
Title
Gideon Draper Camden Correspondence 1836-1855
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198917
Quantity
0.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)
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 to 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). The letters discuss antebellum Virginia politics, legal cases, land deals, banking, river improvement, personal business, and family relations. Correspondents include George W. Berlin, Johnson Newlon Camden, R.P. Camden, John S. Carlile, John A. Dille, John Hall, A.F. Haymond, George A. Jackson, John J. Jackson Jr., Z. Jacob, B.H. Lurty, Peter G. Van Winkle, Benjamin Wilson, and Samuel Woods. See inventory in control folder.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Gideon Draper Camden Correspondence, A&M 2167, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Banks and banking
  • Berlin, George W., 1823-
  • Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
  • Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
  • Camden, R.P.
  • Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878
  • Dille, John A.
  • Hall, John.
  • Haymond, A. F.
  • Jackson, George A.
  • Jackson, John J., Jr.
  • Jacob, Z.
  • Land.
  • Lurty, B. H.
  • Politics and government.
  • Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
  • Wilson, Benjamin
  • Woods, Samuel.