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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

December 11, 1869

11 Dec 1869

Government Sales, second & third day

The account given in Thursday’s issue of our paper is mainly correct, as to sales of the Public Property at Harpers Ferry, for the first day ; the item for the “right to dig ore on […]

December 11, 1869

11 Dec 1869

Incident of Kindness at Sale

An Incident– Among the incidents connected with the sale of Government property at Harper’s Ferry is noticable the following which is related to us: At the head of the ravine on High street, the small wooden […]

December 7, 1869

7 Dec 1869

Sale of Harpers Ferry Armory Property

For some months since the people of our section of country have looked forward to this expected sale of the valuable government property at Harper’s Ferry with much interest, and we are glad to chronicle that […]

September 14, 1869

14 Sep 1869

Marriage Annoucement, Caton & Flanagan

On the 7th instant, in the Methodist Church at Unionville, by Rev. W. G. Coe, Mr. James Flanigan to Miss Mary Ellen Caton — both of this county.

September 11, 1869

11 Sep 1869

Marriage Annoucement, Caton & Flanagan

On the 7th inst., in Methodist Church at Unionville, by Rev. W. G. Coe, Mr. James Flanigan to Miss Mary Ellen Caton, both of this county.

August 14, 1869

14 Aug 1869

The War of Races

THE WAR OF RACES.– A party of negro men from Washington and Baltimore were one day last week sent to Newtown to work upon a section of the W. & S. R. R. lately given to […]

July 20, 1869

20 Jul 1869

Disturbances in Winchester

DISTURBANCES IN WINCHESTER.— On Sunday afternoon week quite, a serious row occurred at the depot in Winchester between a party of Irish laborers who had arrived there to go to work on the Strasburg railroad and […]

October 24, 1868

24 Oct 1868

1868 Marriages – Dunn, Murphy, etc

Marriages. On the 22d inst., by the Rev. D. H. Bittle, Mr. Jacob V. D. Poisal, of Berkeley county, to Miss Mary E. Kimes, of this place. In Winchester on Tuesday morning last, in the M. […]

October 8, 1868

8 Oct 1868

Governor Wise Addresses the Democratic Hibernian Club

Governor Wise Addresses the Democratic Hibernian Club of Richmond. Last evening by invitation, says the Richmond Whig, 30th ult., Governor Henry A. Wise addressed the Hibernian Democratic Club of Richmond. He commenced speaking just after 9 […]

October 6, 1868

6 Oct 1868

KILLED. — Mr. Thomas Hand

KILLED.–Mr. Thomas Hand, an Irish laborer, who worked several months in this town during the spring and summer, was instantly killed by a premature explosion whilst blasting rock near the residence of Mr. Jas. V. Moore, […]

June 30, 1868

30 Jun 1868

Ladies Catholic Fair at Harper’s Ferry; Reconstruction

The Ladies’ Catholic Fair at Harper’s Ferry.MR. EDITOR: — The fair, which was refer[r]ed to in my last article, given by the Catholic Ladies in this vicinity, closed on Monday night last, after having been conducted […]

June 9, 1868

9 Jun 1868

The Fair at Harper’s Ferry: Catholic vs. Protestant

MR. EDITOR: As I have promised to drop you an occasional letter, when anything occurs in this vicinity worthy of special notice, to make good my word, I must take up a fair subject. The Fair, […]

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Philip Coons Accounts

Accounts & Bonds Due To Prominent Harpers Ferry Merchant Philip Coons, Nov. 1855.

Irish-born Residents (1850)

A Listing of All Irish-born Residents of Jefferson County, Virginia in the year 1850.

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Government Sales, second & third day

Incident of Kindness at Sale

Sale of Harpers Ferry Armory Property

Marriage Annoucement, Caton & Flanagan

Marriage Annoucement, Caton & Flanagan

The War of Races

Disturbances in Winchester

1868 Marriages – Dunn, Murphy, etc

Governor Wise Addresses the Democratic Hibernian Club

KILLED. — Mr. Thomas Hand

Ladies Catholic Fair at Harper’s Ferry; Reconstruction

The Fair at Harper’s Ferry: Catholic vs. Protestant

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