Charles Town - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

187 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

September 6, 1832

6 Sep 1832

Lawrence Murphy, death.

In this town [Charles Town], on Friday morning last, of an illness of 36 hours, Mr. Lawrence Murphy, a native of Ireland, aged about 27 years. He was a stranger here, and had been engaged upon […]

September 21, 1830

21 Sep 1830

Execution of Cox

EXECUTION OF COX– On the 27th. inst. the sentence of the law was executed at Charlestown, Va. upon the Eben’r Cox, convicted of the murder of Col. Dunn, late superintendent of the U. S. Armory at […]

August 5, 1830

5 Aug 1830

Criminal Record. Trial of Ebenezer Cox

CRIMINAL RECORD.From the Charlestown Free Press. TRIAL OF EBENEZER COX,For the Murder of Col. Dunn. The case of EBENEZER COX, indicted for the murder of Col. Thomas B. Dunn, late superintendent of the United States Armory […]

July 30, 1830

30 Jul 1830

Trial of Cox the Murderer.

To the Editors of the Virginia Republican.Charlestown, July 21, 1830. DEAR SIR:– The trial of Ebenezer Cox, charged with the murder of Col. Thomas B. Dunn, of Harper’s Ferry, came on yesterday, before Judge Parker. Although […]

July 29, 1830

29 Jul 1830

Trial of Cox (Murder of Col. Dunn)

TRIAL OF COX– From a correspondent at Charlestown, Va., we learn that Cox, who killed Mr. Dunn, late superintendent of the U. States’ Armory at Harpers ferry was put upon his trial on Tuesday last, and […]

August 25, 1829

25 Aug 1829

School For Females in Alexandria

Female Education WM M. JONES respectfully informs his friends and the public generally, that he has concluded to open a School for Females in Alexandria, on the 1st Monday in September next. His course of instruction […]

October 10, 1826

10 Oct 1826

Sloan, personal property sold to pay off debt to Fulton.

This Indenture made this 10th day of October 1826 Between Conway Sloan of the one part, Randall Brown of the second part, and Robert Fulton of the third part all of the town of Charles Town […]

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