JEFFERSON COUNTY MUSEUM
Document File
The Jefferson County Museum is the repository for a rich collection of documents that relate to the History of Jefferson County.
All of the documents are housed in the Museum and are filed alphabetically by category.
A listing of the categories follows (click to view). Please ask one of the Museum staff to locate a document you would like to see.
A 0101 Program; Official Program & Guide . National Antietam Commemoration; Price
25; Commemmorating 75th Anniversary Battle of Antietam.
A-0102 Photograph; collage of photographs of Antietam Battlefield.
A-0201 Program (2 copies); The Anvil: The Trial of John Brown; Presented by the
Jefferson County Civil War Centennial Commission and the Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce; August 5 . 13, 1961.
A-0202 Program; The Anvil: John Brown.s Trial; Presented by Harpers Ferry National
Park 50th Anniversary Committee; June 28 . July 2, 1994.
A-0203 Program; The Anvil: The Trial of John Brown; presented by the Friends of .The
Old Opera House..
A-0204 News article (2 copies); .The Trial Of The .Iron Man. . The Case Of John Brown
To Be Dramatized in Charles Town Courthouse.; The Baltimore Sun, Sunday, July 30,
1961.
A-0205 News article; .Mrs. Charles Healy Honored As West Virginia.s Daughter Of Year
At Washington, Harpers Ferry Luncheons.; Spirit of Jefferson Farmers Advocate
Thursday, May 30, 1963.
A-0206 News article; ..Anvil. Scores Heavily Starting Series For Week.; The Martinsburg
Journal, August 7, 1961.
A-0207 Magazine article; Biography of Julia Davis; Goldenseal, Volume 18, No. 3 . Fall
1992.
A-0208 Play script; The Anvil: John Brown.s Trial; script used by Mr. Edward Lee Pine
during the play.
A-0209 News article; .Premiere Performance of .The Anvil. Brings History To Life In
Dramatic Skillful Fashion. by LIBBIE POWELL, The Daily Mail, p. 8, HAGERSTOWN,
MARYLAND, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1961.
A-0210: News article; .John Brown on Trial . A Century Later. Washington Post . Times
Herald, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1961.
A-0211: News article; .Charles Town Preparing For .Trial. Of John Brown. THE
MORNING HERALD, HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1961.
A-0301 News article; .Artist Who Painted Famed .Burial Of Latane. Was a Native Of
Clarke Co. . Wm. D. Washington Was Identified With V. M. I.. Unknown newspaper &
date.
A-0302 Biography; Patty Willis 1879-1953; (five copies).
B-0101 Magazine article; .The Ghost Of The Chesapeake . John Beall: .; Civil War
Times Illustrated, March 1987. Beall, John Yates
B-0102 News article; .Union Executes Jefferson Man For Guerilla Warfare in 1865.; The
Martinsburg Journal, Wednesday, February 24, 1965.
B-0103 Letter; from Cameron S. Moseley to John Ingalls, August 28, 1993; ref. Beall.s
relationship with John Wilkes Booth.
B-0104 Book (excerpt); Chapter XL of Katy of Catoctin by George Alfred Townsend
(.Gath.), 1886; ref. Novel that relates connection between Beall and John Wilkes
Booth.
B-0105 Biography; John Yates Beall (Jan. 1 1835-Feb. 24, 1865); Dictionary of
American Biography.
B-0106 Correspondence; S. M. Collins, K. L. Crane, J. E. Ingalls, and C. S. Moseley;
ref: John Yates Beall.
B-0201 Photograph; Bishop, John Peale Bishop, 1942.
B-0202 Article; .John Peale Bishop . A Personal Memoir. by Allen Tate.
B-0301 Book; A Collection of Black History Events in Jefferson County, WV . Volume I
1701 . 2001; Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society, 2001.
B-0302 Book; The Capture, Trial and Execution of John A. Copeland Jr. and Shields
Green . Two of the five African-American Raiders that participated in John Brown.s
raid on Harpers Ferry; Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society, July
2003.
B-0303 Calendar; Souvenir Calendar of Black History in Jefferson County; Jefferson
County Black History Preservation Society, 2001.
B-0304 Article; .Up Through Slavery. by Ken Ringle; Washington Post, Sunday, May 12,
2002.
B-0401 Article; .John Brown.s Revolvers. by Albert W. Lindert; The Gun Report,
January 1960.
B-0402 Letter (copy); John Brown to Rev. Luther Humphrey; 19th Nov. 1859,
Charlestown, Jefferson Co., Va.
B-0403 Letter (copy); from A. R. Arnette, Proprietor, Dixie Fruit Farm, Berryville, Va.,
January 19, 1931; ref: revolver found on John Brown and owned by Capt. John Avis.
B-0404 Letter (copy and original); signed by A. R. Arnette, Berryville, April 10th, 1955;
ref: revolver owned by John Brown and handcuffs worn by John Brown; came into
possession of Capt. John Avis, given to Mr. John Bishop, and given to A. R. Arnette.
B-0405 Copy; Excerpt from the Charge to the Jury by Judge Richard Parker, presiding
judge at the trial of John Brown.
B-0406-1&2 Article (copy . 2 copies); .About The Stormy Days Before the War. by Osborne
Mitchell, The Washington PA Reporter, August 15, 1908; ref: article relating to the
underground railroad and abolitionists.
B-0407-1&2 Contract (copy . 2 copies); between Mathew McKeever of West Middletown,
County of Washington, and State of Pennsylvania and John Brown of Richfield,
County of Summit, and State of Ohio; ref: lease of 200 ewes for four years.
B-0408-1&2 Article (copy . 2 copies); .Reminiscences of Seventy Years of a Busy Life in
Pittsburgh. by Percy F. Smith, Murdock-Kerr Press, December 1918; ref: Underground
Railroad and John Brown.
B-0409 News article (copy); .Death of Judge Richard Parker of Winchester, Virginia .
Close of an Eventful Career. Baltimore Sun, November 10, 1893.
B-0410 News article; .Remember When In Historic Old Charles Town. Spirit of
Jefferson, June 16, 1977; ref: Jefferson County Jail where John Brown was
incarcerated.
B-0411 Will (copy & transcript); .John Brown.s Will & Codicil.; 2nd day of December
1859.
B-0412 Program; .Centennial Observance John Brown Raid Harpers Ferry, West
Virginia . Governor.s Day, October 17, 1959, 12:30 P. M., Hill Top House.; ref:
Program of activities commemorating centennial observance of John Brown.s Raid.
B-0413 Newsletter; The John Brown Forte, October 1982, Volume I, $3.00; ref:
Organizations, sites and research relating to Brown.
B-0414 Newsletter; The John Brown Forte, January 1985, Volume VI, Number 1, $3.00;
ref: organizations, sites and research relating to Brown.
B-0415 Newsletter; The John Brown Forte, October 1985, Volume VI, Number 3, $3.00;
ref: organizations, sites and research relating to Brown.
B-0416 Newsletter; The John Brown Forte, Summer 1988, Volume X, Number 3;
ref: organizations, sites and research relating to Brown.
B-0417 News article (copy); .Papers shed new light on Brown Raid,. Morning Herald,
April 2, 1991; ref: eyewitness account of Brown.s Raid written by Col. Edward
Shriver.
B-0418 News article (2 copies & transcription); .The Soil of Virginia Stained with the
blood of her Citizens in Attempting to Defend their Firesides From Rapine and
Robbery - Daring Abolition Foray . The Infernal Desperadoes Caught, And
The Vengeance Of An Outraged Community About To Be Appeased.;
Independent Democrat, Charlestown, Va., Tuesday Morning, October 18, 1859.
B-0419 News article (plus transcription); .John Brown.s Execution . An Eye-Witness
Describes the Abolition Crank.s Last Moments.; account written by Maj. J. T. L.
Preston, Virginia Military Institute.
B-0420 Program; .The Prophet.; presented by The Harpers Ferry Civil War Centennial
Association; ref: John Brown.s Raid centennial.
B-0421 Photograph; 1968 photograph of Panton Corners, VT; ref: route of Brown.s
funeral cortege to North Elba.
B-0422 Photograph; 1968 photograph of Arnold.s Bay, Panton, VT; ref: route of
Brown.s funeral cortege to North Elba.
B-0423 Photograph; 1968 photograph of Stevens House, Vergennes, VT; ref: route of
Brown.s funeral cortege to North Elba.
B-0424 News article (copy); .John Brown.s Body.; copied from the Vergennes Citizen,
Vergennes, Vermont, December 9, 1859; ref: Brown.s funeral cortege passing through
Vergennes on the way to North Elba.
B-0425 News article (copy); .Wendell Phillips.; copied from the Vergennes Citizen,
Vergennes, Vermont, December 9, 1859; ref: Phillips traveled with Mary
Brown escorting Brown.s body to North Elba.
B-0426 News article; .Remember?. by Edward Williams; unknown source; November 6,
1969; ref: train station where Brown.s body arrived on the way to North Elba.
B-0427 Will (copy); will of John Brown, dated July 19th, 1728; Windsor, Connecticut.
B-0428 News article (copy); .The Trial of John Brown.; unknown source and date; ref:
account of raid, capture, and trial.
B-0429 Announcement; .Objects of Collection Desired by The Kansas State Historical
Society.; unknown date; ref: items that the society is interested in acquiring.
B-0430 Newspaper (3 copies); .The Execution . John Brown Hanged At Charlestown-
Body Sent North . Military Air . Full Details.; .Negros die For Murder . Green and
Copeland . Details of Hanging.; .John E. Cook & Edwin Coppie . hung at One
O.Clock . Appear Resigned After Escape Attempt Fails .Ascend Gallows in Calm
Manner.; .Trial Removed.; plus numerous other articles; Valley News Echo . Serving
The Shenandoah and Potomac River Valleys, Hagerstown, Maryland, December, 1959,
Volume I, Number 2.
B-0431 Speech (copy); .Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court at Charles Town,
Va. . Now West Virginia . Nov. 2, 1859, when Asked by the Court Why the Sentence
Of Death Should not be Pronounced..
B-0432 Pamphlet; ..let it be done.The Last Words of John Brown.; ref: collection of
Brown quotes.
B-0433-1&2 News article (2 copies); .John Brown.s Visage . Gallery Acquires Oldest
Daguerreotype Of Fiery Abolitionist.; Washington Post, December 19, 1996;
ref: earliest known dag of Brown.
B-0434-1-5 News article (copy . 5 copies); .John Brown.s Guard Tells Of Famous Raid .
Aged West Virginia Man Helped to Carry Wounded Raider to Court Where He Stood
Trial. by C. G. Mason, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Sunday, July 6, 1924; ref: account
of C. C. Conklyn and related Brown information.
B-0435 Letter (copy); from Boyd B. Stutler, President, West Virginia Historical Society,
to Mr. Frank Ronemus, August 26, 1959; ref: Sadler.s wagon and occupants
escorting Brown to execution site.
B-0436 Article; .John Brown of North Elba. by O. Byron Brewster, New York History;
unknown date: ref: Brown at North Elba
B-0437 Pamphlet (copy); .When Tidewater Invaded the Valley . A Tribute to the Men of
Lower Virginia in the Days of The John Brown Raid. by Lucy Johnston Ambler,
October 1934; ref: account of Brown raid, capture, trial, and execution.
B-0438-1&2 Booklet (2 copies); .Centennial Observance . John Brown Raid. Harpers Ferry,
West Virginia, October 15, 16, 17, 18 . 1959, Price 50.
B-0439 Article; .John Brown States His Case. Sunday, The Star Magazine, Washington,
D. C., November 29, 1959; ref: account of raid, trial, and execution.
B-0440 News article; .Brown.s Fort and Niagara. Community Bulletin, Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park, August 1996; ref: Niagarites pilgrimage to Brown.s Fort
located on the Murphy Farm during the Niagara Movement meeting in August 1906.
B-0441 Article; .Excerpts Take From Decisive Battles Of The Law . The Commonwealth
Vs Brown (John Brown) . The Prelude to the Civil War. by Frederick Trevor Hill;
Taken from Harper.s Monthly Magazine; ref: attorneys who defended Brown.
B-0442 Article; .Washington.s Sword. by Henry T. McDonald, Magazine of the Jefferson
County Historical Society, 1929; ref: disposition of the G Washington sword owned by
Lewis Washington.
B-0443 Postcard; .The John Brown Wagon.. Located in JCM Parks Photograph
Collection: D#4 . F#5 . P#149.
B-0444 Postcard: .John Brown.s Residence, Kennedy Farm, Maryland Heights, just
before raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859.. Located in JCM Parks Photograph
Collection: D#4 . F#5 . P#150.
B-0445 Photograph; John Brown gravesite, North Elba, New York. Located in JCM
Parks Photograph Collection: D#4 . F#5 . P#143.
B-0446 Postcard; .John Brown .Old Ossawatomie. The Anti-Slavery Insurgent who led
the Memorable Attack on Harpers Ferry, Oct. 16-18, 1859.. Located in JCM Parks
Photograph Collection: D#4 . F#5 . P#148.
B-0447 Photograph; Oliver Brown. Located in JCM Parks Photograph
Collection: D#4 . F#5 . P#147B.
B-0448 Photograph; Watson Brown. Located in JCM Parks Photograph
Collection: D#4 . F#5 . P#147A.
B-0449 Illustration (copy); .The Old Jail at Charles Town, W. Va., Execution of John
Brown, Dec. 2nd, 1859 . Brown leaving the jail.. Located in JCM Parks Photograph
Collection: D#4 . F#5 . P#144.
B-0450 Illustration (copy); .The Prison, Guard-House, and Court House, Charlestown,
West Virginia (The Prison is on the extreme left).. Located in JCM Parks Photograph
Collection: D#4 . F#5 . P#159.
B-0451 Article; .Last Photo Taken of Old Jail.; ref: description of disposition of original
Jefferson County Jail.
B-0452 Letter (copy); to Rev. Luther Humphrey from John Brown, Charlestown,
Jefferson Co., Va. 19th Nov. 1859; copy reproduced by The Winchester Historical
Society, Winsted, Connecticut, 1971.
B-0453 Will (copy); John Brown.s Will; ref: handwritten on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
stationary; no identification.
B-0454 Will (copy); John Brown.s Will & Codicil; ref: apparent copy from the Jefferson
County book of wills.
B-0455 Article; .John Brown.s Farm . North Elba, NY.; ref: taken from New York
History Net.
B-0456 Article: .The Hanging of John Brown. compiled by John W. Stepp, Sunday, the
Star Magazine, Washington, D. C., November 29, 1959.
B-0457 Postcard; .John Brown.s Weapons at Harpers Ferry, and Cabin Armories on
Maryland Heights, where 1500 of these Pikes and Guns were stored.; copyright 1908
by W. L. Erwin, Harpers Ferry W. Va.
B-0458 News article; .John Brown Hanging Told By Eyewitness. by David Hunter
Strother; ref: Strother.s account reprinted in The Martinsburg Journal, December,
1959.
B-0459 Article; .The Two Faces of John Brown. by Terry Kerns, Wonderful West
Virginia, February 1977; ref: account of Brown.s raid, capture, trial, and execution.
B-0460 Postcard; .The night guard, rear of the old jail, Charlestown, during
incarceration of John Brown.; copyright 1908, By W. L. Erwin, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
B-0461 Postcard; .Gibson Residence. Charles Town, W. Va. Built on the spot where
John Brown was hanged, Dec. 2nd, 1859. The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.
B-0462 Postcard; Execution of John Brown.
B-0463 News article; .Brown.s Fort Preserved In Storer College Grounds. The Sun,
Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday, August 24th, 1925.
B-0464 Postcard; John Brown.s Fort; Made in Germany; A. C. Bosselman & Co., New
York.
B-0465 News article; .A quiet repository for tidbits of history. by Mary Bishop, The
Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, October 2, 1983; ref: JC
Museum.s collection of John Brown artifacts.
B-0466 Article; .John Brown of Ossawatomie. by Carl Carmer, Yankee, April 1953,
Volume 17, Number 4.
B-0467 Article; .The Capture of John Brown. by Israel Green; account originally
appeared in The North American Review, December 1885; taken from
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/jbrown/igreen.html.
B-0468 Photograph; .John Brown.s book was bout (sic) in the year 1819.. An Essay on
The Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species Particularly the African . In Three
Parts by T. Clarkson M. A.
B-0469 Postcard; The Trial of John Brown; copy of the oil on canvas by Horace Pippin,
1942.
B-0470-1-3 Pamphlet (3 copies); .When Tidewater Invaded the Valley . A Tribute to the
Men of Lower Virginia in the Days of the John Brown Raid. by Lucy Johnston
Ambler, October 1934.
B-0471 Article; no title; no date; ref: summary of raid, capture, and trial of Brown .
taken from To Purge This Land With Blood by Stephen B. Oates.
B-0472 News article; .Today 98th Anniversary Of Hanging Of John Brown. The
Martinsburg Journal, Martinsburg, W. Va., December 2, 1957.
B-0473 Article; copy of pp. 496-498 from Life and Letters of John Brown by Franklin B.
Sanborn; ref: biography of Mary Anne Day Brown
B-0474 Article (2 copies); .I Drove John Brown to the Gallows . A 76-Year-Old Memory,
Unclouded by Time, of One of History.s High Spots by .Uncle. Tom Warren. as told to
Harold G. Anthony, Liberty, May 11, 1935, p. 17.
B-0475 Drawing (copy); from Frank Leslie.s Illustrated shows the Jefferson County
courtroom during the trial; inset shows Sheriff James W. Campbell (left) and Deputy
Sheriff and jailer John Avis (right).
B-0476 Article (copy); John Brown, Appleton.s Cyclopaedia of American Biography,
Volume 1, 1886; ref; biography of Brown.
B-0477 ‘Article; .John Brown . The man and his raid. by Anna Cicala, no date;
ref: research paper submitted for AP US History.
B-0478 Article (copy); .History of Two Silver Service Sets. by Donald Twyfort Phillips,
Spirit of Jefferson, no date; ref: silver service presented to Browns and Keyes by
Militia who stayed in their homes prior to Brown.s execution.
B-0479 Pamphlet; .Fifty Years After John Brown. by J. Hampton Baumgartner,
Book of the Royal Blue, December 1909, Volume XIII, Number 3.
B-0480 Photograph; copy of drawing of the execution of John Brown.
B-0481 Obituary; Agnes B. Veitch; great-granddaughter of George Boyer, a juror on the
Brown trial.
B-0482-1&2 News article (2 copies); .Memories Milestones . Reminiscences of Seventy Years
of a Busy Life in Pittsburgh. by Percy F. Smith; published by Murdock-Kerr Press,
December 1918; ref: The Underground Railroad.
B-0483 News article (copy); .JOHN BROWN.S RAID . IMPORTANT ADDITION to the
HISTORY OF THE HARPER.S FERRY AFFAIR . Judge Parker, of this City, who
Sentenced the Liberators, Reveals Some Long Kept Secrets . THE FIRST STATEMENT
HE HAS MADE FOR PUBLICATION SINCE THE TRIALS THIRTY YEARS AGO . Two Lots to
lynch the Prisoners Thwarted by the Bold Course of the Court. Winchester Times,
Winchester, VA., Wednesday, April 25, 1888; courtesy Ben R. Ritter.
B-0484 Correspondence; letters dated from 1935 . 1959 written by Frank Ronemus
and various persons regarding the John Brown wagon.
B-0501 Article; .Following Lieutenant Brown. by Kirk Norton, West Virginia Surveyor,
Summer 2003, Newsletter 148; ref: biography of S H Brown,.
B-0502 Advertisement (copy); .Surveying and Conveyancing. S. H. Brown, P. O. .
Charlestown, Jefferson Co., W. Va., Dec. 11, 1877.
B-0601 News article; .His was the .war to end all wars.; LOS ANGLES TIMES,
C-0101 Photographs (4) & negatives (6); photographs of framed portraits two unknown
ladies; ref: unsigned letter to Mrs. Barton Childs, Baltimore, MD, requesting
assistance in identifying the women.
C-0102 Program; Dedication Jefferson County Civic Center and Library, September 19,
1965, 2:00 P.M.
C-0103 News article; .Roaming The Shenandoah. by Prudence Squier, Weekend, The
Washington Post, July 13, 1984.
C-0104 Map; Map of Jefferson County with Charles Town, Ranson, Harpers Ferry,
Bolivar, Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce,
Inc., 200 East Washington Street, Post Office Box 426, Charles Town, WV 25414,
304-725-2055.
C-0105 Article; .Remembering a Jefferson County Soldier . Charles Chipley Wetzel. by
Brett C. Bosley, Spirit of Jefferson Farmer.s Advocate, Thursday, May 23, 2002.
C-0106 Wooden nickels (7); Jefferson County Sesqui-Centennial . .Our Past Revealed.
.Our Future Assured. Sept. 17th . 22nd, 1951.
C-0107 Booklet; Course of Study for the Charles Town Graded and High School .
1915-1916 . .No Steps Backward.
C-0108-1-7 Invoices; ref: original invoices from S. Cropley.s Sons, Wholesale and Retail
Grocers, No. 165, Corner Bridge Street, East Market Space; ref: invoices for groceries,
1879.
C-0109 Bill (2); from N. S. J. & Melvin T. Strider to Charles Flanagan, Unionville,
March 27th & September 12th, 1879.
C-0110 Invoice: Mayfield & Hieston, Green Street and the Canal, Georgetown.
C-0111 Invoice; G. T. Dunlop, G. T.S. W. Corner Bridge and High Streets, Georgetown,
D. C.
C-0112-1&2 Receipts (2); Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Collector.s Office, Georgetown, 1879.
C-0113 Advertisement (copy); Sappington.s Hotel, Charlestown, Jefferson County,
Virginia, George W. Sappington, Proprietor.
C-0114 Pamphlet; George Washington Masonic Cave . Located in the Shenandoah
Valley at Charles Town, West Virginia; ref: tourist information regarding cave plus
other points of historical interest.
C-0115 Program: .The Charles Town Chapter of S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A., Inc. presents
Third Annual Parade of Quartets . Charles Town High School Auditorium, February
12, 1952.; ref: barbershop quartets.
C-0116 Invitation; .A Birthday Party will be given to you in Rouss Hall, Charles Town,
W. Va., from 7 to 11, on March 14, 1902.; ref: fundraiser for M. E. Church, South.
C-0117 Program; .Official Program . the Fourth Annual V-J Day Celebration . Monday,
August 15th, 1949 . Sponsored by The Community and the Veterans Organizations .
Charles Town, West Virginia . Twenty-five Cents..
C-0118 Program; .First Annual Parade of Quartets . Friday, June 23rd, 1950 . 8:15 P.
M. (D.S.T.) . Auditorium Charles Town High School . Sponsored by The Charles
Town Chapter of the S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A., Inc..
C-0119 News article; .Harmony Rules as Charles Town Has First Annual Parade of
Quartets.; Martinsburg Journal, Tuesday, June 27, 1950.
C-0120 News article; .Charles Town Chapter Harmony Chorus SPEBSQSA.; Spirit of
Jefferson . Farmer.s Advocate, Thursday, February 14, 1952.
C-0121 Ticket; Charles Town S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A. Charter Night . Monday, November
28, 1949 . 8:00 P. M. . Charles Town High School.
C-0122 Program; Charles Town West Virginia . Homecoming .96 . Friday, June 7th
through Sunday, June 16th . Sponsored by Citizens Telecom, Charles Town Woman.s
Club, and Charles Town Heritage Association.
C-0123 Booklet; Amended Charter of the Corporation of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W. Va., and Acts of the Legislature relating to cities, towns and villages, to
which are appended the Ordinances and By-Laws of the Corporation. Revised and
arranged under direction of the Council, by James M. Mason, Jr. Farmer.s Advocate
Print, Charles Town, W. Va., 1896.
C-0124-1-4 Program (4 copies); Official Program . Jackson-Perks Post No. 71 American
Legion, Charles Town, West Virginia . V. J. Day August 14, 1946. 50 Cents Each. VJ
Day
C-0125 Booklet; 1950 Industrial Survey for Charles Town . Ranson, Jefferson County,
W. Va. Prepared by Industrial Committee, Charles Town-Ranson Chamber of
Commerce.
C-0126 Program; 75th Anniversary . Citizens Fire Company, Inc., Charles Town, W. Va.
. Strictly Volunteer . No Paid Members . Organized July 15, 1884.
C-0127 Membership card; Independent Fire Company, Inc., Charles Town, West
Virginia. Honorary member.
C-0128 Program; Charles Town Fire Companies . Citizens and Independent . Charles
Town, W. Va., May 19, 1984 . 100th Anniversary.
C-0129 Magazine article; .Willie Clark Retires After 46 Years of Riding.; The Jockey
News, October/November 1991; ref: Clark.s last race at Charles Town.
C-0130 Magazine article; .Thoroughbred Racing in Jefferson County, WV: Part I.;
Words & Pictures, Oral and Visual History of Jefferson County, WV, Volume 1, Issue
No. 1 . July 1988.
C-0131-1&2 Magazine article (2 copies); .Thoroughbred Racing in Jefferson County, WV:
Part II.; Words & Pictures, Oral and Visual History of Jefferson County, WV, Volume
1, Issue No. 2 . September 1988.
C-0132 Prize list, rules and regulations; Charles Town Horse Show Association, Friday
and Saturday, August 28 & 29, 1914, Charlestown, Jeff. Co., W. Va.
C-0133 Admission ticket; Charles Town Horse Show Association, August 28 and 29,
1914 . Private Box.
C-0134 President.s ribbons; Charles Town Horse Show Association, August 28 and 29,
1914.
C-0135 Prize list, rules and regulations; Charles Town Horse Show and Fair
Association, Tuesday . Thursday, August 9 . 11, 1927.
C-0136A-K Snapshots; Charles Town Horse Show and Fair Association, Tuesday .
Thursday, August 9 . 11, 1927.
C-0137 Program; .Souvenir Program . Fall Festival and Sesqui-Centennial . Charles
Town, W. Va. . Oct. 22-23, 1936 . Price 9 + Tax 1 = 10.
C-0138 Brochure; .List of Members of the Charles Town . Ranson Chamber of
Commerce . April 10th, 1951..
C-0139 News article; .Old Well Used Half Century Ago Uncovered Here . Recalls To
Minds of Old Folks How Water Was Supplied.; Spirit of Jefferson, August 18, 1939;
ref: description of 12 wells which served Charles Town.
C-0143 Pamphlet; Your Community Shelter Plan
C-0144 Booklet; In Time of Emergency . a citizen.s handbook on .Nuclear
Attack.Natural Disasters . March 1968.
C-0145 Program: .The Charles Town Chapter of S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A., Inc. Welcomes
You To The Second Annual Parade of Quartets . Charles Town High School
Auditorium, Saturday, April 7, 1951, 8:30 P. M..
C-0146 Program; .Fall Festival and Sesqui-Centennial . Charles Town, W. Va. . Oct. 22
. 23, 1936 . PRICE 9 + TAX 1 = TOTAL 10..
C-0147-1-3 Pamphlet (3 copies); Bicentennial Guide to .Old. Charles Town 1786 . 1986;
ref: tour map of Charles Town.
C-0148-1-3 Program (3 copies); Charles Town Bicentennial . 1786 . 1986 . Ecumenical
Worship Service . Theme: .Christian Unity. . Sunday, June 22, 1986, 2:00 P. M.,
Zion Episcopal Church, Charles Town, West Virginia.
C-0149 Program; list Of Dignitaries At Bicentennial Luncheon . Shu Chen.s
Restaurant, Charles Town, WV, Friday, June 20, 1986. Charles Town Bicentennial
C-0150-1&2 News magazine (2 copies); Charles Town . Two Centuries Rich With History;
The Evening Journal, Monday, June 16, 1986.
C-0151 News magazine; Charles Town Bicentennial . 1786 . 1986; Charles Town
ADVERTISER . Published Every Other Tuesday . FREE.
C-0152 Brochure; the Charlestown Mining, Manufacturing and Improvement Company
. Principal Office at Charlestown, Jefferson Co., West Virginia . Beresford, Printer,
Washington; ref: plan of organization
C-0153 Letter; Circular Letter to the stockholders of the Charlestown Mining,
Manufacturing and Improvement Company; ref: January 1891 from B. C.
Washington, General Manager.
C-0154-1-3 Map; Map of the Property of the Charlestown Mining, Manufacturing and
Improvement Company . Charlestown, Jefferson Co., W. Va.; ref: surveyed and
drawn 1890 . 1891 by D. F. Taylor, Principal, Assistant Engineer & D. J. Howell,
Civil Engineer and Landscape Architect, national Union building, Washington, D. C.
C-0155 Photograph (copy); Jefferson County Court House, May 1875.
C-0156 Brochure; Founder.s Day 2001 . Our Washington Heritage . May 4-6
C-0157 News article; Historic ruins destroyed; by Laura K. Ridder, The Journal,
Monday, November 2003; ref: demolition of ruins of Locust Hill.
C-0158 News article; Jefferson farmer recalls World War I, by Michelle Saxton, The
Journal, Tuesday, November 11, 2003; ref: Frank Buckles.
C-0159 News article; George Washington, Northern Neck News, Warsaw, Richmond
County, Friday, May 25, 1928; ref: plans by Wakefield national Memorail Association
to rebuild Washington.s boyhood home; articles memorializing Washington.
C-0160 News article; She Might Have Been Queen of the U. S. A., The Saturday Evening
Post, September 14, 1946; ref; Miss Marion Wallace Washington, . .closest living
relative to George., descended from Samuel . daughter of Daniel Bedinger & Lucy
Anna Washington.
C-0161 Pamphlet; Annual Report . the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union .
1959.
C-0162 News article; The Long-Winded Father of His Country . British Experts Find
Leaf of 64-Page Inaugural Address Washington Never Gave; by Fred Barbash, The
Washington Post, Thursday, May 30, 1996; ref: Washington.s first inaugural
address undelivered because too long.
C-0163 Magazine article; .George Washington.s Vision.; DESTINY magazine, September
1958.
C-0164 Article; .In Search Of Gold as told through Riely Letters.; by Marian Campbell;
ref: Jefferson County 49ers.
C-0165 Article; .West Virginia Forty-Niners.; by C. H. Ambler, West Virginia History,
October 1941; ref: Jefferson County 49ers.
C-0166 News article; .Still Young At Heart When It Snows Is Charles Town.s Vernon
(Chick) Garney Who At 81 Still Goes Sled . Riding With Little Tots, Teen-Agers Too
On Old Dixon.s Hill . Still Young At Heart At 81!.; ref: Garney, Albert Vernon (Chick)
C-0167 Article; .Zion.s History.; ref: history of Zion Episcopal Church.
C-0168 Program; Official Program . The Charles Town Horse Show Association 1914,
Saturday, August 29 . Price Ten Cents.
C-0169 Program; Official Program . The Charles Town Horse Show Association 1915,
Wednesday, August 18 . Price Ten Cents.
C-0170 News article; .Liberty.s Gates . Ranson Man Helps in Lady.s Renovation.; by
Amy Beth Campbell, The Journal, 1986; ref: Bradley Earl Baer who cast ornaments
for the gates at the Statue of Liberty.
C-0171 Guest book; wedding of Louise Leyburn Sydnor and Hugh Holmes McCormick,
Jr., June 6, 1936.
C-0172 Recordation project; The Huyette House, by Paul E. Sellers, 4/26/00; ref:
project done to satisfy requirements of course HPRE 102 at Shepherd College.
C-0173 Article; Charlestown . Chapter XVIII; taken from History of the Lower
Shenandoah Valley by J. E. Norris, 1890.
C-0174 Obituary (copy); Col. R. P. Chew Passes Away, Spirit of Jefferson, March 22,
1921.
C-0175 Booklet; St. Hilda.s Hall . Alumnae News 1936 by Carrie Lee Strider; ref: brief
biographic sketch of women who attended St. Hilda.s.
C-0176 Program; Powhatan College Young Ladies . Shepherd College, May 1, 8 P. M. .
Queen Esther . Prof. J. R. Pentuff, D. D. . A Play in Three Acts.
C-0177 Postcard; Powhatan College, Charles Town, W. Va.; cancelled 1 November
1912, Harpers Ferry, W. VA.
C-0178 Postcard; Powhatan College, Charles Town, W. Va.; cancelled 27 August 1913,
Summit Point W. VA.
C-0179 Photograph; Powhatan College Charles Town; Edwin A. Fitzpatrick.
C-0180 Photograph; St. Hilda.s Hall from the Martinsburg Pike . .Her Portals Wide.;
Edwin A. Fitzpatrick.
C-0181 Photograph; St. Hilda.s HallSouth Lawn in .The Season of Mists and Mellow
Fruitfulness. Waiting; Edwin A. Fitzpatrick.
C-0182 News article; .Rebels shatter Union force in Charlestown rout.; by Steve
FrenchThe Washington Times, Saturday, March 3, 2001.
C-0183-1&2 Advertising card (2); S. S. Dalgarn . Dealer In General Merchandise .
Charlestown, W. Va. . The Alden Fruit Vinegar A Specialty; ref: both cards have
seaside scenes on reverse.
C-0184 Admission ticket; Charles Town Horse Show. August 14, 1924 . Grand Stand .
Established Price 30.
C-0185 Program; One Hundredth Anniversary . Presbyterian Church . Charles Town,
W. Va. . Rev. C. Lloyd Arehart, Pastor.
C-0186 Program; Zion Church . 1816 . 1961; ref: institution of The Reverend Allan
Lyman Bartlett, Jr. as Rector of Zion Church.
C-0187 Program; Zion Episcopal Church .Charles Town, West Virginia . June 9, 1996;
ref: Homecoming .96.
C-0188-1&2 Program (2 copies); Zion Episcopal Church . 300 East Congress Street, Charles
Town, West Virginia; ref: commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the death of
George Washington; Note: both programs signed by Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Robert C.,
Sen. who delivered the address.
C-0189 Program; Union Service . Eastern Convocation . At Zion Episcopal Church,
Charles Town, W. VA. . Wednesday, November 3, 1948, 8 P. M.; ref: celebrating the
25th anniversary of the consecration of the Rt. Rev. R. E. L. Strider, D. D. Third
Bishop of West Virginia.
C-0190 Postcard; St. Hilda.s Hall, A School for Girls, Charles Town, W. Va.; ref: 1
stamp; printed by Williamsport Paper Co., Williamsport, Pa.
C-0191 Pamphlet; CHARTER . CONSTITUTION . BY-LAWS . HOUSE RULES . Officers
& Members of the . JEFFERSON CLUB . Charles Town, W. Va., 1910 . Wysong The
Printer
C-0192 Program; Fifteenth Annual Dinner of the Charles-Town Society of the City of
New York . At the Brevoort House . Fifth Avenue and Eighth Street - Saturday
Evening, January Twenty-Third Nineteen Hundred and Four.
C-0193 Program; Sixteenth Annual Dinner of the Charles-Town Society of the City of
New York . At Martin.s . Broadway and Twenty-Sixth Street . Saturday Evening,
January 21, 1905.
C-0194 Poll records; Poll Book . 3rd Ward . List of Voters taken at an Election held May
27th 1880, in the Corporation of Charlestown, W. Va. For Mayor, Recorder and two
Councilmen.
C-0195 List; LIST OF CHARLES TOWN BUSINESSES DURING THE 1850.S ; ref: The
following are taken from copies of the .SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON ADVOCATE. for 1865
but we (unidentified?) believe them to have been in existence in the late 1850.s.
C-0196 News articles; ref: collection of news articles re planned razing of the Jefferson
County Jail; articles from The Washington Post, The Charleston Gazette, Spirit of
Jefferson, The Morning Herald, and The Journal.
C-0197 Brochure; Jefferson County Preservation Alliance to Save Our Heritage.
C-0198 Letter (copy); from Thomas R. Michael of Michael and Kupec Law Office, 228
Court Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia to Governor Bob Wise . April 24, 2001; ref:
encouraging the governor to veto senate Bill 237 which permits the county
commission to raze the Jefferson County Jail without consulting the WV Division of
Culture ands History.
C-0199 List; a list of the names of businesses located in the 100 block of West
Washington Street on both the north and south sides of the streets; ref: in the left
hand column are names of 19th century businesses located on West Washington
Street; the right hand column lists the names of businesses that occupy the same
building/site in the 1950s/1960s(?); Note: no exact date is given for either listing.
C-01100 Jewelry envelope; C. W. Brown . Jeweler & Optician - Originator of the John
Brown and St. George.s Chapel Souvenir Spoons . Sterling Silver Novelties . Charles
. Town, - W. Virginia . Repairing Strictly Cash
C-01101 Runaway slave notice (copy of text & photograph of original); ref: Slave Hannah
owned by Braxton Davenport; dated Charlestown April 26th, 1845.
C-01102 Community Project; the Jefferson County Court House, Charles Town, West
Virginia. by Paul E. Sellers, December 7, 1999; ref: to satisfy requirements for HPRE
101, Dr. Walter Powell at Shepherd College.
C-01103 Photographs; photographs of the Charles Town Bicentennial parade , Friday,
June 20, 1986.
C-01104-1-3 Map and text (3 copies); Charles Town Historic Trail, by Troop 142 BSA.
C-01105 Program; Charles Town 200th Birthday . June 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd . Charles
Town Merchants Assn.
C-01106-1&2 Program (2 copies); Dedication Ceremony for the Jefferson County
Veterans Memorial . Jefferson Memorial Park, Charles Town, WV, Saturday, June 21,
1986 . 12 Noon
C-01107 Proclamation (copy); Proclamation commemorating the 200th anniversary of
Charles Town by President Ronald Reagan, The White House, Washington, May 27,
1986.
C-01108 Map; parade route for the Charles Town Bicentennial . parade route.
C-01109 Letterhead; Charles Town Bicentennial . letterhead.
C-01110 Program; The Charles Town Bicentennial - Works of Patty Willis Committee is
Pleased to Present the Works of Patty Willis (1879 - 1953);; Jefferson County Civic
Center, 200 East Washington Street, Charles Town, West Virginia . June 19, 20, 21,
22, 1986.
C-01111-1-23 Program (23 copies); Dedication of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue . Saturday,
June 21, 1986 . 10 A. M. . Master of Ceremonies . Q. D. Fleming, Councilman, Ward
1.
C-01112 Note; Charles Town Bicentennial Commemorative Committee acknowledges
your thoughtful contribution.
C-01113 Invitation; The City of Charles Town and The Bicentennial Committee cordially
invite you to attend our Pre-Parade Luncheon for Guest Dignitaries to be held on
West Virginia Day . Friday, June 20, 19866 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm . Shu Chen.s
Restaurant . West Washington Street, Charles Town.
C-01114 Program; Millbrook Chamber Orchestra . Old Opera House . Charles Town .
June 22, 1986 . 8 p. m.
C-01115-1&2 Program (2 copies); Charles Town Bicentennial Celebration . Charles Town,
West Virginia . June 20-22, 1986.
C-01116 Program; The Charles Town Bicentennial Committee requests the pleasure of
your company at an opening reception . Thursday evening, June 19, 1986 . 5:00 to
8:00 p. m. . Jefferson County Civic Center
C-01117 Postal cancellation; Charles Town Bicentennial.
C-01118 Program; The Old Opera House presents . The Anvil by Julia Davis . June 13,
14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 1986 . In the Old Court House
C-01119 News article; .Charles Town, W. Va., house donated as Gift of Heritage,.
Preservation News, January 1983; ref: Frances Packette Todd.s donation of her home
to the National Trust located at the site of John Brown.s execution in 1859.
C-01120 Sale Bill; Estate sale of Mrs. Augustine Jacquilin Todd May 28th . 30th, 1987 at
the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
C-01121 News article; ..Flagg House. Designated Historic Landmark,. Spirit of Jefferson,
unknown date.
C-01122 Charter; The Grand Division . Daughters of the Confederacy . In West Virginia
. Lawson Botts Chapter organized at Charles Town, April 9th, 1897
C-01123 Catalog; .High Art International Style Book . Spring & Summer 1915 . William
Kahn . Leading Clothier . Shoes of Quality . Charles-Town, W. Va.
C-01124 Notice; .NOTICE . On and After June 1, 1912 Bus Fares Will Be 10c To and
from all trains to Hotel . Hack Calls Former Rate . THE JEFFERSON . THE PALM..
C-01125 Play bill (photograph); .Opera House . Charles Town, West Va. . ONE NIGHT
ONLY . Wednesday, Feb. 18 . Her Unborn Child . THE DRAMATIC SENSATION OF
ALL TIMES . LIVE FOR TODAY. . WHO CARES FOR TOMORROW. . WHAT A STORY.
. WHAT A SHOW. . WHAT A SUBJECT. . IT TELLS A STORY IN PLAIN LANGUAGE. .
.Her Unborn Child. played Eltinge Theatre, New York, for 12 Solid Months to
crowded houses. . COME AND SEE WHY. . ADMISSION 25 and 50 Cents..
C-01126 News article; .Cashier Seized For $250,000 Bank Shortage . Charles Town Man
Turned Over to State Police in Harrisburg, Pa.. Unknown newspaper, September
__?__; ref : J. R. Russell; Farmers Bank & Trust Co.
C-01127 News article; .Former Mayor Charged With Embezzlement . J. Richard Russell
Reported Arrested At Arrested At Harrisburg, Pa.. Unknown newspaper, September
__?__; ref: J. R. Russell; Farmers Bank & Trust.
C-01128 News article; Jefferson County election returns . 1886; Spirit of Jefferson,
November 2, 1886.
C-01129 News article; .Jefferson County VFW Post Now in Newly-Refinished Home . met
For First Time In New Home Last Night . Is Completely Refinished Downstairs .
History Dates Past 1835. The Martinsburg Journal, May 11, __?__; ref: VFW Post 3522
purchases Dr. Straith.s home on Liberty Street to use as a Post home; Kenneth Sager
is Post President.
C-01130 News article; .Mother Of Hero In Philippines Sees Him As Retiring. unknown
newspaper, January, 1942; ref: Major Thomas J. H. Trapnell awarded Distinguished
Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in the Philippines.
C-01131 News article; .The Old Creamery Building. Spirit of Jefferson, unknown date;
ref: history of the present day Asbury Methodist Church Sunday School building
located on the northwest corner of Charles and North Streets.
C-01132 News article; ..Paradise. Another Story in Picture Of Charles Town Past. Spirit
of Jefferson, Thursday, February 24, 1977; ref: 19th century home .Paradise. located
on the southwest corner of George and Liberty Streets.
C-01133 News article; .Lawyer.s Row . Another Scene of Past In Charles Town. Spirit of
Jefferson, Thursday, March 3, 1977; ref: Lawyer.s Row located on the southeast
corner of George and Washington Streets on the site currently occupied by the City of
Charles Town municipal building (formerly the Bank of Charles Town).
C-01134 Political cartoon; .Will It Come To This?. Spirit of Jefferson, Thursday, May 30,
1929; ref: permission granted by the Jefferson County Commission to C. P. Weller to
erect an electric sign in the southwest corner of the Court House yard advertising
Lakeland Caverns.
C-01135 News article; .Finds Parallel In Maneuvers Of Rommel And General Jackson .
Shifting Of Commands In Earlier Campaigns in Libya Matched in Civil War . Appears
That Strategy Of 80 Years Ago May Have Found Use In Present Struggle. The
Martinsburg Journal, Thursday, July 16, 1942; ref: detailing Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel.s study of general Thomas J. Jackson.s Shenandoah Valley Campaign tactics
while Rommel stayed in Charles Town in 1936; tactics used by Rommel during the
North Africa campaign.
C-01136 News article; .Reads Poems At Convention. The Martinsburg Journal,
Wednesday, September 3, 1975; ref: Miss Louise Walraven read her poems to the
International Platform Association meeting in Washington, D. C.
C-01137 Obituary; .Albert Boyle; Built Charles Town Track. unknown newspaper,
unknown date.
C-01138 News article; .Retires After Long Period School Work . Prof. Wright Denny.
Spirit of Jefferson, May 5, 1939.
C-01139 News article; .Forty . Five Years An Educator..The Life & Service Of Wright
Denny. . Wright Denny.Educator. The Jefferson Republican, Thursday, July 7,
1955; ref: review of Prof. Wright Denny.s tenure as an educator in Jefferson County.
C-01140 Receipt: Receipt to Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming Forqueran from Zion Church
Cemetery Association for Perpetual Care on cemetery lots.
C-0201 Magazine; Civil War Lady Magazine, Number 15 - Clothing History . Social
history . Living History . Single Issue $4.00.
C-0202 News article; .Some Historic Instances Recalled by a Virginia Correspondent.
by Charles Minor Blackford, M., Staunton, Va., April 29, 1915; Unknown source; ref:
ministers who became soldiers during the Civil War
C-0203 News article; .The Capture Of Blazer. Complete Job By Mosby Men At
Myerstown, November, 1864. by John W. Munson43rd Battalion, Virginia, The
Farmer.s Advocate, September ?, 1910; ref: Munson.s account was excerpted in the
text for Military Operations in Jefferson County, Marker Number 15.
C-0204 News article; .Mosby.s Farewell.; ref: John S. Mosby.s farewell address to his
men May 13, 1865.
C-0205 News article; .C. J. Faulkner, C. J., Sr., Service to Southern Cause Called
.Lukewarm. by Historian . W. Va. University Teacher Says Colonial Figure Could Not
Accept Extreme Views on Issue . Contributed What Service He Could in Period. The
Martinsburg Journal, December 6, 1950; ref: address to the Jefferson County
Historical Society delivered by Donald R. McVeigh on December 5, 1950.
C-0206 News article; .Gath --- Of Gapland.; Unknown source, no date; ref: George
Alfred TownsendCivil War correspondent, and his home in Pleasant Valley, Maryland.
C-0207 Biography; Frederick William Mackey Holliday.
C-0208 News article; .Glimpses of the Civil War in The Eastern Panhandle . Cannon
Fire at Dam #5. by Susan Crites Buyers Guide, no date; ref: Stonewall Jackson.s
attempt to destroy Dam #5.
C-0209 News article; .Glimpses of the Civil War in The Eastern Panhandle . A
Confederate Woman Decides To Survive. by Susan CritesBuyers Guide, no date; ref:
experience of Sarah Harrison during the Civil War.
C-0210 Sketch and text (copy); .Map of Charlestown, W. Va.. taken from The James E.
Taylor Sketchbook, page 243; ref: map of Charlestown in 1864; text in handwriting
(Taylor.s?) describes coming into Charlestown on Washington Street proceeding west.
C-0211 Sketch and text (copy); .General James H. Wilson.s 3rd Cavalry Division
covering General Sheridan.s retreat . falling back through Charlestown, August 22,
1864. taken from The James E. Taylor Sketchbook, page 244; ref: sketch of
Charlestown looking west from the fairgrounds; no text.
C-0212 Sketch and text (copy); .Interview between Grant and Sheridan at Thomas
Rutherford.s Charlestown Noon of Sept 17 . 1864. taken from The James E. Taylor
Sketchbook, page 353; ref: information on Confederate strength in Winchester passed
by informant Thomas Laws; text in handwriting (Taylor.s?) describes the meeting at
the Rutherford home.
C-0213 Sketch and text (copy); .Entering the gate Sheridan proceed to the house where
he met his chief on the porch. taken from The James E. Taylor Sketchbook, page
354; ref: sketch of Sheridan and Grant on the porch of Robert Rutherford.s home;
text in handwriting (Taylor.s?) describes Sheridan.s agreement to move rapidly to the
defense of Winchester.
C-0214 Letters (copies with transcription); series of 11 letters written between
November 1863 and January 1864 by Pvt. Charles F. Geer, 18th Connecticut
Volunteers sent to his brothers Cyrus and David; Geer was stationed in Martinsburg,
Va. and detailed to picket duty in Charlestown (December 20th) and Halltown
(December 21st).
C-0215 Letter (copy); copy of letter written by Mrs. Virginia Rutherford McMechen,
Denver, Colorado, December 1920; ref: flag and reminisces on the 2nd VA Regiment.
C-0216 Booklet; Military Operations in Jefferson County Virginia and West Virginia .
1861 . 1865; ref: 1960 Reprint by Whitney & White.
C-0217 News article; .Stories Of The War Of Secession . The Cattle Raid, 16th
September, 1864 (The following sketch will appear in Col. U. R. Brooks. forthcoming
publication, .Butler and His Cavalry in the War of Secession, 1861 - 1865.);
unknown newspaper from Columbia, S. C.; unknown date.
C-0218 News article; .Demonstration of Hot Air Balloon Use During Civil War . Part of
Park Service Anniversary Events. by Peggy Jacobs, Spirit of Jefferson Farmer.s
ADVOCATE, Thursday, May 12, 1994.
C-0219 Newspaper; Valley News Echo . Serving The Shenandoah and Potomac River
Valleys . The Potomac Edison System; Vol. 2, No.1 . April, 1861; ref: reprint of
articles re beginning of the Civil War.
C-0220 Newspaper; Valley News Echo . Serving The Shenandoah and Potomac River
Valleys . The Potomac Edison System; Vol. 2, No.5 . August, 1861; ref: reprint of
articles re beginning of the Civil War.
C-0221 Engraving; .Eminent Opponents of the Slave Power.; Entered according to an
act of Congress in the year 1864 by O. D. Case & Co. in the Clerks Office of the
District Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut - Engraved by J. C.
Buttre, New York.