The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-21
Circular, Of, the, West Virginia ,IIiS-
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7SMr Gh:ensy' Wat NiEHniH!' a
FELLOW CITIzESs by this time you
haVe doubtless IlecN INFORMED ulAt, on do.
Cuinber 30llL, 1862, q uYmher Or, citizens Ui
This State assembled ut Graftn, and tller'
formed 0n association under the name 0l
tho West Virginia Historical Society"
The Ghhct OF this association Is t0prO-
curO and prcsQrve wlI4Ft+Ycr rPltaIes, y, any
Department Of tho history Of ouf State,
whether nAtlRnl ,piViI, religious or literary.
This uhjecf will AZ d1cq commend itSelfn
every thinking Illall, 81 that we d0AnAeNl-
y ygpoal 70 you loF corporation cooperation !" the
w W desire ID rescue, III documents re.
lating TO the colonial history Ol' this State
nr 10 the history Of its tntiNHti0H As I'm In
,lelendcni commonwealth. We seek u
Obtain good sprCiIhen8ilG All The animals
now existing In tho StatO, thAt they mHy2lE
nr6perly preserved. We nlso wish 10 c0l'
Ieci SnI GxhILil everything adapted N de-
VrlOp the mineral, agricultural and mann,
lhcturing interests Of The SIalr, AMI 0lI
this IN O61lcr that We may .pFPpSFn \ thor
nugh foundation Ehr the future Historian
Of the rise and progress Of Wlr community,
ANY information on the following sub
icctS will be grnteAllly received AMI ac-
knowleilvCtlN II original documents cAll
bC ft,FwNrtlcd wriwiltibe yt4e mnTr Er"t'
itie,l .,l roHry- ..os,y =
Tcll us ortll4 nFfgin Of the towns mud
townships in your district, with, ifrnsSi'
blO, IbC. names Of tie original SOttlerS; Of
the lIIlIau lEIheS lllIabilipg The country,
their names, IulDbcEy, Ehtillfr hey haI
disputes with tho whites, their character
customs, anil WHEN and how they dISGp'
pcArctl. You cannot he too minute IN
y0uF statements on these SUBJECTS.
ICyOW tSn, give uS statistical tables OI
any kind Respecting yMlr district; a list nt
the CLERKS, ShcHfiS md judges Of your
county; " iMforlDAtinO NJ 10 where youT
T0uTtS met IrOUl the earliest p0El0Il.
Have you ever hrard Of any papers "
other documents, Of HISTORICAL or local IN;
tereNt, in The possession Of Il0IHOIH8In your
nGighbOrlOMl hr elsewhere? IT w, can
you give tie NAMES OC The, owners or Stg.
tsrst the means Ur obtaining them!
Likewise do you know 0rany collections
Ur lilllian relies nntl can YOU assist us IN
securing tlems s... ..- ~
CjIycIS whatever information yNU car
Yesl@dtIng mining operations IN this State
Wien Illcy were begun AMI what TIT
nrcseNt VtHitf'tA; --'--'-'-'--'--.-----~
As ET rs 1NERihlC sendus specimens N
Indian relics, birds and amLMNlS 0f tht
State, rivOr and lanIL ISllQlF. and i0Cu
nlcntS rClating in anyway " the hbtor!
X tho State Or IT. counties u thefp. IN
w hkIlNI I4xllSrtnit In your neighI"r
llONI, olMIcavor " Send tic ,carcaStcS q
animals 20 W, thAt w Hay. skin and pre-
pare them here ..a .,,.a, ~ g, -.
In all eases mark plainly, tllC LltIkt!
,trhsRce the specimen WA NlaalnCd, yo"
ORR hams anil GSsirtSt, ,sd IhSt due atNnEOw
Judgement may bO made 80, b ~ ,n.,1',
AT paek1gGS 6B the association, n wei
SiSII6tiaES Soaking jAIotttaiinp reaT'eCt
ing tlle cOllpGiI6na. Should Lia ad1TSG4Nl Il
DT. j. ]. STEVENSON, MOrganIOWnJt w
W.; mud lelleR' seeking Indignation ~
SpeCting The Society, HhQnld he Se4t Il
Prof 4. q. SFEvESs, Corresponding S,N
ypIary, MOrganlown, W Va, ,o'D