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The remainder of the reels are film of the record books of this collection. These record books are records of the County, Circuit, and Circuit Superior Courts for Monongalia, and give information on the types of cases, court administration, and financing. There are a significant number of indexes for deeds and marriages, as well as some deed, land, and survey books, records of the Sheriff, and some records of private businesses and organizations.","Series 2 contains 341 boxes of court record papers from 1774-1934. These papers consist primarily of case related papers, and include various types of records such as orders, commitments, bills, warrants, and transcripts. There are many records relating to early families in Monongalia County. The material in this series is completely indexed, and the card index can be used to locate records for a specific person/family, in a specific year or court (County, Circuit, Circuit Superior), or by subject. 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The remainder of the reels are film of the record books of this collection. These record books are records of the County, Circuit, and Circuit Superior Courts for Monongalia, and give information on the types of cases, court administration, and financing. There are a significant number of indexes for deeds and marriages, as well as some deed, land, and survey books, records of the Sheriff, and some records of private businesses and organizations.","Series 2 contains 341 boxes of court record papers from 1774-1934. These papers consist primarily of case related papers, and include various types of records such as orders, commitments, bills, warrants, and transcripts. There are many records relating to early families in Monongalia County. The material in this series is completely indexed, and the card index can be used to locate records for a specific person/family, in a specific year or court (County, Circuit, Circuit Superior), or by subject. 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For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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The envelopes are arranged in chronological order, and are sorted within years by court level, including county, circuit, criminal, and federal.","Highlights include records of enslaved and freedpeople, and some records of apprenticeships. For more details, see Series 2. There is also a poem about the Free Soil debate (1861, env. 232 A-4).","Military records, from 1776-1898, include a pension for a soldier who fought under George Washington at Valley Forge (1832, env. 126), two bonds of commission (1776, env. 1), and other records of pensions, enlistments, officer rolls, bounties, and deaths.","Health-related records include several records concerning the management of smallpox (111, 112, 112A, 122B, and 139 A), a report from an investigation into a slaughterhouse (358 A), and papers about the creation of Elm Grove Hospital (139 A). 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The record books which have not been filmed are primarily stored off site. This collection is arranged into three series: Microfilm, Paper Materials, and Record Books.","Series 1- Microfilm includes 768 reels of microfilm. The first 38 reels of the microfilm are copies of the card index. Reels 39-247 are copies of record books (Series 3), and the remainder are copies of paper materials (Series 2). Most of the record books on microfilm are court records, but there are also several private record books of local businesses and organizations. Reels 125-247 include several duplicates of earlier reels. Reels 81, 95, 114-124, 249-250, 278-279, 302-303, 325, 335-336, 338, 372-373, 376, 378, 381, 395, 400-403, 418-427, and 432-437 do not exist because the collection was reprocessed; all material is available either on microfilm or the original materials. Reels 812 and 814 were formerly A\u0026M 0867.","Highlights include Civil War Discharge Records, 1864-1866 (item 341, reel 87) and records of the Regimental Court of Inquiry 4th Regiment Virginia Militia (item 340, reel 87); and Jailor's record of lunacy and prisoners (item 552, OHI 230).","Series 2- Paper Materials consists of 595 boxes of papers relating primarily to court records, as well as some public records. The subjects of the court cases commonly include debt, as well as misdemeanors, violent crimes, estate, and unlawful retailing. The majority of the public records have to do with administration, particularly of roads, as well as records of land, plats, surveys, and deeds (1782-1917) and naturalizations. These materials are arranged into folders labeled \"envelopes,\" referring to how the materials were originally organized. The envelopes are arranged in chronological order, and are sorted within years by court level, including county, circuit, criminal, and federal.","Highlights include records of enslaved and freedpeople, and some records of apprenticeships. For more details, see Series 2. There is also a poem about the Free Soil debate (1861, env. 232 A-4).","Military records, from 1776-1898, include a pension for a soldier who fought under George Washington at Valley Forge (1832, env. 126), two bonds of commission (1776, env. 1), and other records of pensions, enlistments, officer rolls, bounties, and deaths.","Health-related records include several records concerning the management of smallpox (111, 112, 112A, 122B, and 139 A), a report from an investigation into a slaughterhouse (358 A), and papers about the creation of Elm Grove Hospital (139 A). There are insanity/lunacy proceedings through 1917 (in the card index under both lunacy and insanity).","Other interesting court records include prosecutions of \"Houses of Ill Fame\" (brothels) and distributing obscene materials (several, including env. 269 B-3 and env. 380 E-1).  There is an account by John Vanmetre on being kidnapped by \"Indians\" as a child (1825, env. 94). Also,  there is a letter from a man in Richmond about a bank panic (1873, env. 300).","Lastly there are several land records signed by notable figures, including presidents and governors of Virginia, including a copy of a land patent for James Buchannon (1782, env. 1); a deed signed by Edmund Randolph (1788, env. 1); two deeds signed by James Monroe (1801, env. 45 and 1826, env. 100 B); and a land grant signed by Benjamin Harrison (1806, env. 21-B).","Series 3- Record Books includes 128 record books, not arranged in a particular order. These record books are predominantly public and private records. Public records include deed books, birth, marriage, and death records, and land records. Private ledgers are record books of local organizations, including the Wheeling Masonic Hall, the Wheeling Grape and Sugar Refining Company, and the Hook, Schrader and Co. Horse-Drawn Carriage Company, and the West Virginia State Fair Association. There are also a few dockets, witness books, and order books."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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Vol. 1-6: Index to Order Books Vol. 8-15: Full card index for Series 2, Paper Materials In addition to these bound materials, there are 4 binders of master indexes to all volumes of personal names. There are also three volumes of Abstracts of Deed Books, Ohio County (W) VA. (929.375414 Ab89), which provide an index for the materials found on OHI 77.Declaration of naturalization, Ohio Co., West Virginia (929.375414 D357), located in the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center, are eleven volumes of naturalization cases from series 2.","For materials with microfilm copies, researchers should use microfilm. Materials that have not been microfilmed are open for research. Boxes 2-5, 37-38, 65-68, 98-99, 108-109, 111-112, 115, 155-156, 159, 161, 167, 178, 183-186, 201-210, 215-220, and 606-609; record books 340, 472, 493, 495, 517, 518, 494, and 340; and all microfilm reels are accessible onsite. All other boxes and record books are stored offsite. 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The first 38 reels of the microfilm are copies of the card index. Reels 39-247 are copies of record books (Series 3), and the remainder are copies of paper materials (Series 2). Most of the record books on microfilm are court records, but there are also several private record books of local businesses and organizations. Reels 125-247 include several duplicates of earlier reels. Reels 81, 95, 114-124, 249-250, 278-279, 302-303, 325, 335-336, 338, 372-373, 376, 378, 381, 395, 400-403, 418-427, and 432-437 do not exist because the collection was reprocessed; all material is available either on microfilm or the original materials. 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The envelopes are arranged in chronological order, and are sorted within years by court level, including county, circuit, criminal, and federal.","Highlights include records of enslaved and freedpeople, and some records of apprenticeships. For more details, see Series 2. There is also a poem about the Free Soil debate (1861, env. 232 A-4).","Military records, from 1776-1898, include a pension for a soldier who fought under George Washington at Valley Forge (1832, env. 126), two bonds of commission (1776, env. 1), and other records of pensions, enlistments, officer rolls, bounties, and deaths.","Health-related records include several records concerning the management of smallpox (111, 112, 112A, 122B, and 139 A), a report from an investigation into a slaughterhouse (358 A), and papers about the creation of Elm Grove Hospital (139 A). 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The record books which have not been filmed are primarily stored off site. This collection is arranged into three series: Microfilm, Paper Materials, and Record Books.","Series 1- Microfilm includes 768 reels of microfilm. The first 38 reels of the microfilm are copies of the card index. Reels 39-247 are copies of record books (Series 3), and the remainder are copies of paper materials (Series 2). Most of the record books on microfilm are court records, but there are also several private record books of local businesses and organizations. Reels 125-247 include several duplicates of earlier reels. Reels 81, 95, 114-124, 249-250, 278-279, 302-303, 325, 335-336, 338, 372-373, 376, 378, 381, 395, 400-403, 418-427, and 432-437 do not exist because the collection was reprocessed; all material is available either on microfilm or the original materials. 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For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","County court and public records consisting primarily of land and personal property tax books and civil and criminal dockets. There are also a few other record books of the jail, other court proceedings (such as jury, process, and rule books), and a private account book of the Park \u0026 McGrew dry goods store.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Preston County Court","English\n."],"collection_title_tesim":["Preston County (W. Va.) Court Record Books, 1818/1945"],"collection_ssim":["Preston County (W. Va.) 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For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_4215b00466640f6685f63b13862a9f7c\"\u003eCounty court and public records consisting primarily of land and personal property tax books and civil and criminal dockets. 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SEE ALSO Academies","Taxation","County courts","Insanity (Law)","Justices of the peace","Marriage records","Petitions","Courthouses","Court calendars","The lunacy proceedings that are included in box 45 are restricted until 2029, 100 years from the date of creation in 1929, unless an individual grants permission to access their record or the WVRHC is given proof of death that occurred in excess of 50 years prior to the date of request.  Researchers collecting summary data may submit an Access Request Form.","Includes Summers County court records, as well as a small amount of business records and personal papers.","The county court records are principally marriage and county financial administration records, consisting of sheriff's settlements, including records of the administration of the road, building, general school, poor, dog, memorial, and teacher's funds. The marriage records include applications, permits, and licenses. Also included are some estate administration records, lunacy proceedings, and memorial fund records (box 49), and some Justice Dockets, election returns, receipts, and bank records (box 53). One ledger, the private account book of Meador and Graham of Hinton, WV, from 1897-1902 (item 1), which contains records of cash accounts; it is possible that it was kept by the county after being subpoenaed.","Most of the boxes labeled \"Court Records\" contain a mix of marriage and county financial administration records, consisting of sheriff's settlements, including records of the administration of the road, building, general school, poor, dog and teacher's funds. All boxes labeled \"Marriage Licenses\" contain exclusively marriage licenses, but there are also marriage licenses in Court Records boxes.","There are lunacy commitment records, some of which contain extensive details, including court statements, family histories, and commitment location (dated-1923-1924 in box 33, and 1925-1929 in box 45) as well as a few records of the Board of Control (box 1).","Highlights include: a proclamation, signed by Governor John J. Jacob, authorizing the use of temporary quarters for holding court after the Summers County Court House burned, dated 16 September 1874, along with building specifications, bids, and reports (box 1, Folder 14) and the application of the Virginian Power Company of Massachusetts, for permit to build and approval of plans for the Bluestone Dam, No. 1, across the New River (box 30). There are also a small number of Jail Bond Coupons, Summers County, 1891; a list of county clerk's fees; petitions to the Judge of the Circuit Court and the Mayor of Hinton requesting prohibition of pool and billiard rooms in Hinton on public morals grounds, und.(box 53); receipts, checks, statements, orders, and letters concerning the financial administration of the county court, circuit court, and Summers County Schools (boxes 115-116); and various Justice Dockets from 1877-1945 (reels 4-5; no physical counterpart available). Box 1 is entirely duplicated on microfilm reels 2 and 3).","The personal papers include some personal papers of E. H. Peck, clerk of the county court, and papers of J. B. Pack, county clerk of Circuit Court, including on the settlement of his estate (boxes 115-116, which are partially duplicated on microfilm reel 1).","Boxes 22, 26-29, 31, 32, 34-36, 38, 39, 41-44, 46-48, 50, and 51 do not exist due to reprocessing. Box 116 contains only folders 3, 4, and 5; folders 1 and 2 due not exist due to reprocessing (possibly boxes 115 and 116 were split up). Ledger 61 is the only ledger in this collection; the rest do not exist due to reprocessing.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","County court records consisting primarily of marriage records and sheriff settlements relating to roads, schools, and poor funds. There are also estate administration papers; lunacy proceedings; Board of Education records; receipts and bank records; other misc. records, and an account book of the firm of Meador and Graham in Hinton, WV. There are also some papers of former clerks E. H. Peck and P. B. Pack.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Also included are some estate administration records, lunacy proceedings, and memorial fund records (box 49), and some Justice Dockets, election returns, receipts, and bank records (box 53). One ledger, the private account book of Meador and Graham of Hinton, WV, from 1897-1902 (item 1), which contains records of cash accounts; it is possible that it was kept by the county after being subpoenaed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the boxes labeled \"Court Records\" contain a mix of marriage and county financial administration records, consisting of sheriff's settlements, including records of the administration of the road, building, general school, poor, dog and teacher's funds. 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There are also a small number of Jail Bond Coupons, Summers County, 1891; a list of county clerk's fees; petitions to the Judge of the Circuit Court and the Mayor of Hinton requesting prohibition of pool and billiard rooms in Hinton on public morals grounds, und.(box 53); receipts, checks, statements, orders, and letters concerning the financial administration of the county court, circuit court, and Summers County Schools (boxes 115-116); and various Justice Dockets from 1877-1945 (reels 4-5; no physical counterpart available). Box 1 is entirely duplicated on microfilm reels 2 and 3).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe personal papers include some personal papers of E. H. Peck, clerk of the county court, and papers of J. B. 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The marriage records include applications, permits, and licenses. Also included are some estate administration records, lunacy proceedings, and memorial fund records (box 49), and some Justice Dockets, election returns, receipts, and bank records (box 53). One ledger, the private account book of Meador and Graham of Hinton, WV, from 1897-1902 (item 1), which contains records of cash accounts; it is possible that it was kept by the county after being subpoenaed.","Most of the boxes labeled \"Court Records\" contain a mix of marriage and county financial administration records, consisting of sheriff's settlements, including records of the administration of the road, building, general school, poor, dog and teacher's funds. All boxes labeled \"Marriage Licenses\" contain exclusively marriage licenses, but there are also marriage licenses in Court Records boxes.","There are lunacy commitment records, some of which contain extensive details, including court statements, family histories, and commitment location (dated-1923-1924 in box 33, and 1925-1929 in box 45) as well as a few records of the Board of Control (box 1).","Highlights include: a proclamation, signed by Governor John J. Jacob, authorizing the use of temporary quarters for holding court after the Summers County Court House burned, dated 16 September 1874, along with building specifications, bids, and reports (box 1, Folder 14) and the application of the Virginian Power Company of Massachusetts, for permit to build and approval of plans for the Bluestone Dam, No. 1, across the New River (box 30). There are also a small number of Jail Bond Coupons, Summers County, 1891; a list of county clerk's fees; petitions to the Judge of the Circuit Court and the Mayor of Hinton requesting prohibition of pool and billiard rooms in Hinton on public morals grounds, und.(box 53); receipts, checks, statements, orders, and letters concerning the financial administration of the county court, circuit court, and Summers County Schools (boxes 115-116); and various Justice Dockets from 1877-1945 (reels 4-5; no physical counterpart available). Box 1 is entirely duplicated on microfilm reels 2 and 3).","The personal papers include some personal papers of E. H. Peck, clerk of the county court, and papers of J. B. Pack, county clerk of Circuit Court, including on the settlement of his estate (boxes 115-116, which are partially duplicated on microfilm reel 1).","Boxes 22, 26-29, 31, 32, 34-36, 38, 39, 41-44, 46-48, 50, and 51 do not exist due to reprocessing. Box 116 contains only folders 3, 4, and 5; folders 1 and 2 due not exist due to reprocessing (possibly boxes 115 and 116 were split up). Ledger 61 is the only ledger in this collection; the rest do not exist due to reprocessing."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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There are also estate administration papers; lunacy proceedings; Board of Education records; receipts and bank records; other misc. records, and an account book of the firm of Meador and Graham in Hinton, WV. There are also some papers of former clerks E. H. Peck and P. B. Pack."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_a732253bff3ee6297e516fe43f1ce7cf\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia. 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SEE ALSO Academies","Taxation","County courts","Insanity (Law)","Justices of the peace","Marriage records","Petitions","Courthouses","Court calendars","The lunacy proceedings that are included in box 45 are restricted until 2029, 100 years from the date of creation in 1929, unless an individual grants permission to access their record or the WVRHC is given proof of death that occurred in excess of 50 years prior to the date of request.  Researchers collecting summary data may submit an Access Request Form.","Includes Summers County court records, as well as a small amount of business records and personal papers.","The county court records are principally marriage and county financial administration records, consisting of sheriff's settlements, including records of the administration of the road, building, general school, poor, dog, memorial, and teacher's funds. The marriage records include applications, permits, and licenses. Also included are some estate administration records, lunacy proceedings, and memorial fund records (box 49), and some Justice Dockets, election returns, receipts, and bank records (box 53). One ledger, the private account book of Meador and Graham of Hinton, WV, from 1897-1902 (item 1), which contains records of cash accounts; it is possible that it was kept by the county after being subpoenaed.","Most of the boxes labeled \"Court Records\" contain a mix of marriage and county financial administration records, consisting of sheriff's settlements, including records of the administration of the road, building, general school, poor, dog and teacher's funds. All boxes labeled \"Marriage Licenses\" contain exclusively marriage licenses, but there are also marriage licenses in Court Records boxes.","There are lunacy commitment records, some of which contain extensive details, including court statements, family histories, and commitment location (dated-1923-1924 in box 33, and 1925-1929 in box 45) as well as a few records of the Board of Control (box 1).","Highlights include: a proclamation, signed by Governor John J. Jacob, authorizing the use of temporary quarters for holding court after the Summers County Court House burned, dated 16 September 1874, along with building specifications, bids, and reports (box 1, Folder 14) and the application of the Virginian Power Company of Massachusetts, for permit to build and approval of plans for the Bluestone Dam, No. 1, across the New River (box 30). There are also a small number of Jail Bond Coupons, Summers County, 1891; a list of county clerk's fees; petitions to the Judge of the Circuit Court and the Mayor of Hinton requesting prohibition of pool and billiard rooms in Hinton on public morals grounds, und.(box 53); receipts, checks, statements, orders, and letters concerning the financial administration of the county court, circuit court, and Summers County Schools (boxes 115-116); and various Justice Dockets from 1877-1945 (reels 4-5; no physical counterpart available). Box 1 is entirely duplicated on microfilm reels 2 and 3).","The personal papers include some personal papers of E. H. Peck, clerk of the county court, and papers of J. B. Pack, county clerk of Circuit Court, including on the settlement of his estate (boxes 115-116, which are partially duplicated on microfilm reel 1).","Boxes 22, 26-29, 31, 32, 34-36, 38, 39, 41-44, 46-48, 50, and 51 do not exist due to reprocessing. 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Also included are some estate administration records, lunacy proceedings, and memorial fund records (box 49), and some Justice Dockets, election returns, receipts, and bank records (box 53). One ledger, the private account book of Meador and Graham of Hinton, WV, from 1897-1902 (item 1), which contains records of cash accounts; it is possible that it was kept by the county after being subpoenaed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the boxes labeled \"Court Records\" contain a mix of marriage and county financial administration records, consisting of sheriff's settlements, including records of the administration of the road, building, general school, poor, dog and teacher's funds. 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There are also a small number of Jail Bond Coupons, Summers County, 1891; a list of county clerk's fees; petitions to the Judge of the Circuit Court and the Mayor of Hinton requesting prohibition of pool and billiard rooms in Hinton on public morals grounds, und.(box 53); receipts, checks, statements, orders, and letters concerning the financial administration of the county court, circuit court, and Summers County Schools (boxes 115-116); and various Justice Dockets from 1877-1945 (reels 4-5; no physical counterpart available). Box 1 is entirely duplicated on microfilm reels 2 and 3).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe personal papers include some personal papers of E. H. Peck, clerk of the county court, and papers of J. B. 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The marriage records include applications, permits, and licenses. Also included are some estate administration records, lunacy proceedings, and memorial fund records (box 49), and some Justice Dockets, election returns, receipts, and bank records (box 53). One ledger, the private account book of Meador and Graham of Hinton, WV, from 1897-1902 (item 1), which contains records of cash accounts; it is possible that it was kept by the county after being subpoenaed.","Most of the boxes labeled \"Court Records\" contain a mix of marriage and county financial administration records, consisting of sheriff's settlements, including records of the administration of the road, building, general school, poor, dog and teacher's funds. All boxes labeled \"Marriage Licenses\" contain exclusively marriage licenses, but there are also marriage licenses in Court Records boxes.","There are lunacy commitment records, some of which contain extensive details, including court statements, family histories, and commitment location (dated-1923-1924 in box 33, and 1925-1929 in box 45) as well as a few records of the Board of Control (box 1).","Highlights include: a proclamation, signed by Governor John J. Jacob, authorizing the use of temporary quarters for holding court after the Summers County Court House burned, dated 16 September 1874, along with building specifications, bids, and reports (box 1, Folder 14) and the application of the Virginian Power Company of Massachusetts, for permit to build and approval of plans for the Bluestone Dam, No. 1, across the New River (box 30). There are also a small number of Jail Bond Coupons, Summers County, 1891; a list of county clerk's fees; petitions to the Judge of the Circuit Court and the Mayor of Hinton requesting prohibition of pool and billiard rooms in Hinton on public morals grounds, und.(box 53); receipts, checks, statements, orders, and letters concerning the financial administration of the county court, circuit court, and Summers County Schools (boxes 115-116); and various Justice Dockets from 1877-1945 (reels 4-5; no physical counterpart available). Box 1 is entirely duplicated on microfilm reels 2 and 3).","The personal papers include some personal papers of E. H. Peck, clerk of the county court, and papers of J. B. Pack, county clerk of Circuit Court, including on the settlement of his estate (boxes 115-116, which are partially duplicated on microfilm reel 1).","Boxes 22, 26-29, 31, 32, 34-36, 38, 39, 41-44, 46-48, 50, and 51 do not exist due to reprocessing. 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