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Boxes marked \"Miscellaneous\" generally contain a variety of case papers, but it is not clear which cases they correlate to. All boxed material except for box 96 is completely reproduced on microfilm reels MONR 1-85. Related to these materials, there is a large collection of record books, including dockets, execution books, fee books, judgements books, order books, witness books, estray, and minute books.","The bulk of the remainder of the collection is private account books, likely acquired by the court in relation to the cases. These books include a variety of accounts and ledgers belonging to various local businesses, primarily general merchandise, newspapers, hotels, and taverns. \tThere is also a small quantity of public records. In the boxed material, there are some delinquent land and road orders. In the collection of record books, there are a few tax books and vital records, including births, marriages, and deaths. The vital records include information about enslaved people, freedmen and freedwomen pre-1865, as well as the Black population post-slavery. There is a small amount of estate records: wills, deeds, and estate settlements.","Highlights of the collection include: \"Free Negro Register,\" containing the names, ages, and descriptions of free people from 1850-1861 (item 110); records of a U.S. Army post hospital at Union, 1867-1869 (no. 147) ; Union Lyceum minutes, 1845-1847 (no. 157); Two Plays by Isaac Byrnside (no. 158); Alexander Erskine's Cyphering Books (no. 161-162); several books of Monroe Republican Newspaper (no. 127-129); Records of the Methodist Episcopal Times (no. 130-134); Private account ledger of Michael and John Alexander mentioning certificate of debt of Southern Confederacy and price for pasteurizing mules for soldiers (item 151, 1846-1847); and order books from the old Sweet Springs District Court, 1789-1809 (no. 83, 84, 88)","Record books 110, 119, 130-134, 149-150, and 156-162 are not microfilmed. All other record books are fully microfilmed on reels MONR 86-115. 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These cases have to do with debt and chancery proceedings, as well as some marriage, estate, survey, and election records. Survey and plat records span from 1790-1862. Furthermore, this series also has lunacy records from 1798-1876, including examinations, bonds, warrants, executions, depositions, and reports from 1798-1876, and records of accounts for running jail, care for prisoners, and inspections. There are also records of enslaved and freedpeople (see card index entry under \"Negro,\" including 1813 \"Lists of Free Negroes,\" (Env. 8); a case against Joseph Wheatley for entertaining Charles, a man enslaved by Absalom Wells, without Wells' permission (1814, env. 89); and a suit of Pero Smith, Sarah Smith, and Sidney, free persons, against Fergus Smith for a charge of false imprisonment (1812, env. 285). 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There are also records of enslaved and freedpeople (see card index entry under \"Negro,\" including 1813 \"Lists of Free Negroes,\" (Env. 8); a case against Joseph Wheatley for entertaining Charles, a man enslaved by Absalom Wells, without Wells' permission (1814, env. 89); and a suit of Pero Smith, Sarah Smith, and Sidney, free persons, against Fergus Smith for a charge of false imprisonment (1812, env. 285). Pero, Sarah, and Sidney also appear on the first page of the \"Free Negro Register.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 contains the original court record books for Brooke County as well as some private account books that were in the court's possession, likely used as exhibitions in cases. All of the record books except for an account book of John Connell's inventories (item 145-A) have been microfilmed. The books include records of court proceedings, including dockets, executions, orders and pleas, as well as public records. 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Reels 129-156 are filmed copies of record books, about half of which are books of court proceedings, such as Dockets, Plea Books, Process Books, and Order Books; the other half are public records including tax records and private account books.","Series 2 consists of 156 boxes of papers, predominantly civil case papers, as well as some criminal case papers and public records. These cases have to do with debt and chancery proceedings, as well as some marriage, estate, survey, and election records. Survey and plat records span from 1790-1862. Furthermore, this series also has lunacy records from 1798-1876, including examinations, bonds, warrants, executions, depositions, and reports from 1798-1876, and records of accounts for running jail, care for prisoners, and inspections. There are also records of enslaved and freedpeople (see card index entry under \"Negro,\" including 1813 \"Lists of Free Negroes,\" (Env. 8); a case against Joseph Wheatley for entertaining Charles, a man enslaved by Absalom Wells, without Wells' permission (1814, env. 89); and a suit of Pero Smith, Sarah Smith, and Sidney, free persons, against Fergus Smith for a charge of false imprisonment (1812, env. 285). Pero, Sarah, and Sidney also appear on the first page of the \"Free Negro Register.\"","Series 3 contains the original court record books for Brooke County as well as some private account books that were in the court's possession, likely used as exhibitions in cases. All of the record books except for an account book of John Connell's inventories (item 145-A) have been microfilmed. The books include records of court proceedings, including dockets, executions, orders and pleas, as well as public records. Public records include land and property, deeds, overseers of the poor, and a register of Free Black people in the county."],"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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In the boxed material, there are some delinquent land and road orders. In the collection of record books, there are a few tax books and vital records, including births, marriages, and deaths. The vital records include information about enslaved people, freedmen and freedwomen pre-1865, as well as the Black population post-slavery. 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Boxes marked \"Miscellaneous\" generally contain a variety of case papers, but it is not clear which cases they correlate to. All boxed material except for box 96 is completely reproduced on microfilm reels MONR 1-85. Related to these materials, there is a large collection of record books, including dockets, execution books, fee books, judgements books, order books, witness books, estray, and minute books.","The bulk of the remainder of the collection is private account books, likely acquired by the court in relation to the cases. These books include a variety of accounts and ledgers belonging to various local businesses, primarily general merchandise, newspapers, hotels, and taverns. \tThere is also a small quantity of public records. In the boxed material, there are some delinquent land and road orders. In the collection of record books, there are a few tax books and vital records, including births, marriages, and deaths. The vital records include information about enslaved people, freedmen and freedwomen pre-1865, as well as the Black population post-slavery. There is a small amount of estate records: wills, deeds, and estate settlements.","Highlights of the collection include: \"Free Negro Register,\" containing the names, ages, and descriptions of free people from 1850-1861 (item 110); records of a U.S. Army post hospital at Union, 1867-1869 (no. 147) ; Union Lyceum minutes, 1845-1847 (no. 157); Two Plays by Isaac Byrnside (no. 158); Alexander Erskine's Cyphering Books (no. 161-162); several books of Monroe Republican Newspaper (no. 127-129); Records of the Methodist Episcopal Times (no. 130-134); Private account ledger of Michael and John Alexander mentioning certificate of debt of Southern Confederacy and price for pasteurizing mules for soldiers (item 151, 1846-1847); and order books from the old Sweet Springs District Court, 1789-1809 (no. 83, 84, 88)","Record books 110, 119, 130-134, 149-150, and 156-162 are not microfilmed. All other record books are fully microfilmed on reels MONR 86-115. 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There are also records of enslaved and freedpeople (see card index entry under \"Negro,\" including 1813 \"Lists of Free Negroes,\" (Env. 8); a case against Joseph Wheatley for entertaining Charles, a man enslaved by Absalom Wells, without Wells' permission (1814, env. 89); and a suit of Pero Smith, Sarah Smith, and Sidney, free persons, against Fergus Smith for a charge of false imprisonment (1812, env. 285). Pero, Sarah, and Sidney also appear on the first page of the \"Free Negro Register.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 contains the original court record books for Brooke County as well as some private account books that were in the court's possession, likely used as exhibitions in cases. All of the record books except for an account book of John Connell's inventories (item 145-A) have been microfilmed. The books include records of court proceedings, including dockets, executions, orders and pleas, as well as public records. 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There are also records of enslaved and freedpeople (see card index entry under \"Negro,\" including 1813 \"Lists of Free Negroes,\" (Env. 8); a case against Joseph Wheatley for entertaining Charles, a man enslaved by Absalom Wells, without Wells' permission (1814, env. 89); and a suit of Pero Smith, Sarah Smith, and Sidney, free persons, against Fergus Smith for a charge of false imprisonment (1812, env. 285). Pero, Sarah, and Sidney also appear on the first page of the \"Free Negro Register.\"","Series 3 contains the original court record books for Brooke County as well as some private account books that were in the court's possession, likely used as exhibitions in cases. All of the record books except for an account book of John Connell's inventories (item 145-A) have been microfilmed. The books include records of court proceedings, including dockets, executions, orders and pleas, as well as public records. Public records include land and property, deeds, overseers of the poor, and a register of Free Black people in the county."],"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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Boxes 324-341 at the end of this series contain envelopes T1-T148, which hold similar records to the rest of the paper materials. There is a separate drawer of the card index for the \"T\" envelopes, but it has not been microfilmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 consists of 107 record books spanning 1781 to 1936. The bulk of these records (70 books) are indexes to deeds and marriages. There are also 13 volumes of Naturalization records, as well as survey, land, deed, and estate books. There are two minute books of private organizations, the Humane Society (item 254, 1900-1902) and the Order of the Sons of Temperance (262, 1851-1857). Except for the Naturalization records and items 271, 194, 207, 208, 246, and 343, the remainder of the books have been filmed. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn addendum was added to this collection in March of 2026. This addendum consists of 175 personal property tax ledgers from 1851-1954. 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