Jacob Wagner Papers
c.00033

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Wagner, Jacob J.
Title
Jacob Wagner papers
ID
c.00033
Date [inclusive]
1831-1851
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".

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Scope and Contents note

This collections consists of letters addressed to Jacob J. Wagner of Monongalia County, Virginia and LePorte, Indiana. Monongalia County is now part of West Virginia. Two letters (1831, 1833), written by friends in Indiana while Wagner still lived in Virginia, describe travel conditions, pioneer life, weather and the abundance of agricultural produce in Indiana. Three letters (1840, 1850, 1851) were written by Wagner's friends in Virginia after he left, giving him news of that area. These letters mention crop prices, results of political elections, real estate values, and progress in the building of railroads, bridges and turnpikes in Virginia.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections January 1965

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  February 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Chamberlain Memorial Museum, date unknown. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Chamberlain Memorial Museum.

Geographic Name(s)

  • Virginia -- Politics and government

Subject(s)

  • Agriculture -- Indiana
  • Agriculture -- Virginia
  • Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana
  • Transportation -- United States

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Letters 1831-1851 

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