Name/Title
Shenandoah Milling Company CollectionEntry/Object ID
ARC269Scope and Content
Collection of papers related to Shenandoah Milling Company:
Folder 1 (Shipping/Freight Tickets):
(1) 7 Freight tickets for shipping flour or beans on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad to various points in VA during July or August, 1886.
(2) Shipping ticket for shipping flour to MD on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road, dated August 10, 1886.
Folder 2 (Correspondence):
(1) 2-page, handwritten letter addressed to "My Dear Sister", and signed by Edith; dated October 22, 1882. Accompanied by envelope addressed to Kate Turner and postmarked October 23, 1882.
(2) Handwritten letter on "Levi Shaw" letterhead; addressed to Kate and signed by Bessie; dated December 20, 1891.
(3) Handwritten letter on "The Stewart Dry Goods Co." letterhead; addressed to George; dated July 2, 1902.
(4) Handwritten letter on "The Stewart Dry Goods Co." letterhead; addressed to George; dated November 6, 1901.
(5) Correspondence addressed to George H. Turner from Washington & Alexander, enclosing two insurance policy renewals; dated November 2, 1899 (policies were not attached when letter was cataloged).
Folder 3 (Miscellaneous):
(1) Insurance endorsement issued by The Fire & Marine Insurance Co, of Wheeling; dated 12/21/94.
(2) Onionskin paper rider that was attached to policy # 62,924 issued by the German Fire Insurance Company of Wheeling, WV, and covering wooden warehouse building (situated on leased ground near Congress St., in rear of County Jail), and stock of merchandise.
(3) What appears to be a child's school paper, with the alphabet in cursive and numbers; below that, written in cursive: "Train up a child in the way he should go. D. H. Wilson. Calvert Co. Md."
(4) Tax receipt issued by Sheriff of Jefferson County (Eugene Baker), dated October 29, 1897, for payment of taxes by Shenandoah Milling Company (received from Geo. Porterfield).
(5) Receipt No. 1024 for payment by Shenandoah Milling Co. to Aetna Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn., for premium for Policy No. 1759; dated August 13, 1886.
(6) Endorsement to policy #310,172 issued by Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Co., covering stock of grain, etc.; dated December 21, 1894. Printed on yellow paper.
(7) Endorsement to policy #310,172 issued by Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Co.; dated October 21, 1895, and expiring November 8, 1895. Printed on yellow paper.
(8) Endorsement to policy #332,006 issued by Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Co.; dated October 21, 1895, and expiring August 16, 1896. Printed on yellow paper.
(9) Endorsement to policy # 1,703,347 issued by Fire Association of Philadelphia; dated October 21, 1895. Printed on orange paper.
(10) Receipt for payment by Geo. H. Turner to Washington & Alexander, dated Oct. 23, 1895.
Oversize Folder (located in Flat File 2, Drawer 10, Folder 3):
(1) Partial insurance policy issued by the Franklin Insurance Company, Wheeling, WV, covering mill and machinery; dated April 14, 1897, and expiring April 14, 1898.
(2) Partial insurance policy, including a lightning clause, issued by the German Fire Insurance Co. of Wheeling, WV, and covering grain, flour, etc. in the "Turner Mill"; dated April 21, 1894.
(3) Insurance policy # 332006, including a lightning clause, issued by Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company, and covering grain, flour, etc. in the "Turner Mill"; dated August 16, 1895.
(4) Insurance policy # 33836 issued by the Peabody Insurance Company of Wheeling, WV to Turner and Perry, covering threshed wheat "stored in the garners" and situated on Mrs. Perry's farm; dated February 8, 1890. This policy may or may not be related to Shenandoah Milling Company; however, Turner was a part owner of Shenandoah Milling Co.Acquisition
Accession
524Source or Donor
Burcker, PeggyAcquisition Method
GiftArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1882 - 1902Archive Size/Extent
27 documents in 3 letter-size folders and 1 oversize folder. The 3 letter-size folders are in Box 3 on Shelf 2 of Shelving Unit 2 in Storage Room 2. The oversize folder is in Storage Room 2, Flat File 2, Drawer 10.Archive Notes
Date(s): 1880 circa