James William Milton Folder #17 (9 - 18) (1940-1959)

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

ARC60q

Scope and Content

Collection of items related to James William Milton: undated offer to purchase issued by Briscoe Real Estate Agency for Woodson Keith Morriss to James W. Milton 1941 Farm Bureau window placard showing that J.W. Milton was a member of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau -- LOCATED in Storage Room 2, Flat File 2, Drawer 4, Folder 4 1942 voter registration card May 9, 1942 postcard addressed to J.W.M. from W.B. Jenkins regarding barn raising January 8, 1943 postcard advising that Paul William Milton has been classified as Class II-C March 12, 1943 sugar purchase certificate May 18, 1943 letter addressed to J.W.M. from Pvt. John W. Hill, Company B, 26th Infantry, Camp Croft (John W. Hill was a relative) June 8, 1943 postcard addressed to J.W.M. advising of change of address for Pvt. John W. Hill June 30, 1943 letter to J.W.M. advising that Paul William Milton has been classified as Class II-C August 24, 1943 letter to J.W.M. from Pvt. John W. Hill Undated church bulletin for memorial service for John William Hill, held at Oakland Methodist Church 1943 Certificate of Farm War Service, signed by J.W. Milton August 28, 1943 estimate of materials and labor for barn destroyed by fire on J.W.M. farm, handwritten on sheet of yellow legal paper and signed by W.H. Hill 1943 war ration sheet October 29, 1944 postcard addressed to J.W.M. & Family from Oakland (Methodist Church) Sunday School War Ration Book No. 3 War Ration Book No. 4 May 19, 1944 letter addressed to J.W.M. advising that Paul William Milton has been classified as Class II-C March 9, 1945 letter addressed to J.W.M. advising that Paul William Milton has been classified as Class II-C September 13, 1945 letter addressed to J.W.M. advising that Paul William Milton has been classified as Class II-C November 23, 1945 letter addressed to J.W.M. advising that Paul William Milton has been classified as Class II-C March 14, 1946 letter addressed to J.W.M. advising that Paul William Milton has been classified as Class II-C September 19, 1946 letter addressed to JWM advising that Paul William Milton has been classified as Class II-C Broadsheet joke about a butcher Broadsheet poem entitled "Slow Suicide" Copy of newspaper clipping entitled "President Truman Expected to Motor Through County Tomorrow", clipping probably taken from Spirit of Jefferson; partial date of Friday, Oc…. August 14, 1947 program entitled "V-J- Day", program held at Legion Park 3 copies of public sale advertisement by J.W. Hill, sale to be held on Saturday, October 2, 1943, at Bloomery Bridge; auctioneer was C. Preston Engle; clerk was G.E. Vickers March 1955 plat of James W. Milton Reservation prepared by J. Skinner March 28, 1955 postcard addressed to J.W.M. from H.R. Hinton, Pioneer [Seed] Representative, Kearneysville, regarding Pioneer Seed Corn February 7, 1956 letter addressed to J.W.M. from James W. Strider, Cashier, Bank of Charles Town regarding purchase of bank stock 2 campaign cards for J.W.M. running for County Commission in the Democratic primary on May 8, 1956 1954 card for V.F.W. Post No. 3522, listing J.W.M. as Trustee Undated campaign sheet of Leeds Riely regarding Charles Town [Jackson-Perks] Post 71 Undated envelope addressed to J.W.M. from The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, Eddy B, Reed, Agent, West Liberty Street, Charles Town, WV Business card of C. Preston Engle, Auctioneer Account book from the public sale of J.W.M.'s farm on September 24, 1943; C. Preston Engle was auctioneer; G.E. Vickers was clerk Undated Sears, Roebuck and Co. shipping copy regarding sidewall and border 2 undated Sears, Roebuck and Co. invoices (blank) 2 undated register tapes from Sears, Roebuck and Co. deed of trust dated Jan 2, 1940, executed by James W. and Dice Milton, and John C. Skinner as trustee, securing a $5,000 promissory note, recorded in deed book 151, page 265 1955 plat of James W. Milton farm in Charles Town District, Jefferson County, prepared by J. Jas. Skinner - LOCATED in folder ARC60h in Storage Room 2, Flat File 2, Drawer 4 fraktur-style marriage certificate of Jas. William Milton and Carlotta Dice Gruber, dated June 28, 1919 - Located in folder ARC60h in SR2/FF2/Drawer 4/Folder 4

Acquisition

Accession

311

Source or Donor

Milton, Jeral A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1940 - 1959

Archive Size/Extent

folder is approximately 1" thick; 5 items are located in folder ARC60h in Storage Room 2, Flat File 2, Drawer 4.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1940-1959 Date(s) Assembled: 1940-1959 Appraisal: To be held permanently in the Jefferson County Museum. Associated Material: Old Charles Town Library's Perry Room has copy of The Milton Family (genealogy) by Ethel Milton Hughes. Call # LR929.2H. Level of Description: Series