West Virginia State Archives Manuscript Collections
Cook-Hull Collection
Ms76-12
Box 1
1 Day Book - 1810, William Tompkins Salt Lick just below
Malden. Names of Joseph Ruffner, Fleming Cobb and others appear.
Notation, "Commenced making salt, September 3, 1810" important, and
"This day hired of Levi Patricks at Syracuse, New York who
developed new salt pan. Name Andrew Donnally appears, likely son of
Andrew Donnally of Fort Donnally.
2 Account Book - 1825, 1827, 1835, 1836, 1837 William Tompkins;
Tompkins Salt Furnace Burning Springs
3 Day Book - William Tompkins - 1826; Burning Springs
4 Old Account Book - William Tompkins - 1827
5 Account Book - William Tompkins - 1826, 1827, 1828
Box 2
1 Day Book - William Tompkins - 1828 (Aaron Stockton's and J.P.
Hales accounts included)
2 Day Book - 1828; Handwriting of William Tompkins
3 Account Book - William Tompkins - 1828 (Aaron Stockton -
James Shrewsberry)
4 Store Book - William Tompkins - 1828
Box 3
1 Stockton etc. agent for William Tompkins, 1828 - 32
2 Day Book - William Tompkins - 1833
3 Old Account Book - William Tompkins -1835
4 Receipts - Boats - Miscellaneous; William Tompkins, 1841
Box 4
1 An Account Book and Record of Stagecoach passengers, year
1841, at the Tompkins Farm. Tavern and other matters
2 Cash Book, 1843 - 1844, William Tompkins
3 Account kept by Tompkins at his Tavern and Stage stand at
present Glasgow. Shows number passengers and amount paid for stage
rides each day and for month. Tompkins was representative of the
Kanawha & James Company and Stage Company. Stage barn Tavern
property. Dates 1844, 1845, 1846
4 Day Book - William Tompkins, 1855
Box 5
1 Account Book - William Tompkins, 1873
2 Day Book - William Tompkins, 1878
3 Day book - Tompkins, 1867 - 1870
4 See Box 12
5 Account Book - William Tompkins - Cedar Grove, 1841
6 Old Account Book - William Tompkins, 1841 - 1844
7 See Box 10
Box 6
1 Account Book - William Tompkins - 1830; Coal Mouth now Coal
River
2 Old Account Book - William Tompkins - 1820
3 Day Book 1837 to 1840; William Tompkins - Kanawha Salines,
Va. (now Malden)
4 Tompkins Farm Tavern or White House (Register kept during war
years 1863 -64. Writing done by Mary Tompkins)
Box 7
1 Day Book - Cedar Grove Coal Company, 1873 - 1881
2 Book Shipping - Steamboats, 1882 - 1883
3 Order Book 1882 - 1884; Cedar Grove Mills
4 See Box 11
Box 8
1 Day Book; Donnally, Lewis & Ingles, 1835 - 1836
2 See Box 12
3 Day Book; William Donnally Company, Burning Springs, 1836 -
37
Box 9
1 Page from account book, 1825, 1826; Aaron Stockton's account
with Samuel B. Marshall & Co.
2 Bill - Cincinnati, 23 December 1832; John Lewis bought of
William Hunter merchandise, amount $204.74.
3 Bill - Kanawha, 11 December 1840; William Tompkins bought of
Hewett Ruffner merchandise amount $45.11
4 Bill - Louisville, Kentucky, 15 March 1843; Clifton Norton
& Co. sold W. Tompkins merchandise amount $8.91
5 Bill - 1843, Amos Barnett bought of William Tompkins
merchandise amount $33.76
6 Letter - 20 July 1848, from A.W. Smith to William Tompkins
concerning payment of bill
7 Letter - Louisville, 4 October 1849, from Clifton Atkinson
Company to William Tompkins
8 Bill - Kanawha Salines, 16 April 1850, William Tompkins
bought of Smith Walker & Co., merchandise amount $131.54
9 Letter - 18 March 1852, from William Tompkins concerning
shipment of oats to [unknown]
10 Bill - Cincinnati - 24 November 1852, William Tompkins
bought of Robbins & Pomeroy merchandise amount $60.45. Received
payment 19 February 1853 (Robbins & Pomeroy)
11 Letter - Buckingham Shoals, 2 February 1853 from J. Baldwin
to William Tompkins concerning a letter borrowed by Tompkins
12 Bill - Cincinnati - 19 February 1853, William Tompkins
bought of L. Carneal & Co. merchandise amount $51.93
13 Bill - Charleston, Kanawha, Virginia 17 December 1855, Mrs.
R.M. Tompkins bought of W.F. and J.H. Goshorn merchandise amount
$2.08 - charge to account by Stephen Rigg
14 Bill - Kanawha Salines, Virginia 23 October 1856, William
Tompkins bought of Ruffner Hale & company merchandise amount
$141.68
15 Page from old account book, 1857
16 Promissory note - 1 June 1859 from R.F. Banister $3.00; R.M.
Tompkins $25.00; William Tompkins $10.00; Robert W. Renick $5.00;
to the support of Rev. J.W. Amiss (?)
17 Bill - Kanawha Salines, Virginia 4 June 1859, Mrs. R.M.
Tompkins bought of Charles F. Walker merchandise amount $8.52 and
$2.95
18 Account of David Gay with R.M. Tompkins, 1864 amount $145.98
- Credits $7.00, $38.75; $13.00
19 Receipt - 27 January 1867
20 Letter - Sunnyside, 29 January, from "Bro" to Will
(Tompkins?)
21 Letter, 10 April 1849, Henry A. Norton to William Tompkins.
Concerns order for a load of coal
22 Letter, 23 September 1890, J.G.W. Tompkins to Arthur Wood.
Concerns Charleston meeting.
Box 10
1 Ledger - William Tompkins; Books for Lewis & Fry, 1830;
Kelly's Creek to Coal River
Box 11
1 Ledger - Donnally, Lewis & Ingles, 1824 - 1825; Account
Lewis Welch, Andrew Donnally, etc.
Box 12
1 Steamboat Accounts - 1883, 1884, 1885; Tompkins Coal and
Milling Company at Cedar Grove
2 Ledger, 1835, Donnally & Company; Names of "Adnah
Vanbeber" and "Shedrick Harmon" appear. This S. Harmon may be son
of Shadrack killed by Indians at S. Ruffner.
