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John Morton Ledgers, 1840-1902 A&M 2579

John Morton Ledgers, 1840-1902 A&M 2579


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2579
Title
John Morton Ledgers 1840-1902
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195207
Quantity
0.6 Linear Feet, 7 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 wrapped ledger, 2 in.)
Creator
Morton, John
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
Diaries, account books, and a surveyor's handbook belonging to John Morton, a farmer of Hollidays Cove, Brooke County, West Virginia. The surveyor's book includes lessons on logarithm, geometry, plane trigonometry, and surveying. The diaries and account books record Morton's life and significant events of the period. There is also an undated land deed, a property list of Morton's father, John Morton, and some genealogical information.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Morton Ledgers, A&M 2579, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Account books
  • Brooke County (W. Va.)
  • Civil War -- War diaries
  • Diaries - Civil War.
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Farms and farming.
  • Land.
  • Mathematics
  • Morton family
  • Morton family - Genealogy
  • Morton, John
  • Surveyors and surveying.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Morton, John
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Brooke County (W. Va.)
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