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Frank J. Maxwell Legal Papers Documenting Real Estate Transactions in Harrison County 68.75 Linear Feet 68 ft. 9 in. (55 record cartons)

Records created by Frank J. Maxwell, Jr. through his private law practice that document real estate transactions generally in the Harrison County, West Virginia area dating ca. 1950s-1970s. The files include deeds, correspondence, maps, and other materials.

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Harrison County Court Records, Survey for Land in Monongalia County .01 Linear Feet Summary: 1 item (1 folder)

Copy of a survey dated 1785 for 400 acres of land in Monongalia County claimed by Robison Lucas. The copy dates from between 1812 and 1818 and mentions a conflicting survey made by Morgan Morgan in 1785. The copy is attested by Samuel Hanway, official surveyor of Monongalia County.
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Harrison County Court Records, Two Plats of Downtown Clarksburg .2 Linear Feet Summary: 1 1/2 in. (1 flat storage box)

Two plats of downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia, both of which were surveyed in 1822 to establish "prison rules". Plat dated 20 February 1822 includes an area of ten acres centered on the intersection of Main Street and Second Street. Surveyors include Richard W. Moore and Pearson B. Moore. Plat dated 19 April 1822 includes an area of ten acres containing the intersections of Main Street with First Street and Second Street surveyed by Richard W. Moore. Two additional documents describing the location of "prison rules" are attached to the plat with wax. The additional documents are dated 23 August 1822 and 23 October 1822. "Prison rules" were the boundaries within which debtors were required to remain by law. These boundaries were periodically changed by court order.
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Harrison County Land Records 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder); (1 oversize folder, 3 items)

Harrison County (W. Va.)

A land grant signed by Patrick Henry, dated March 21, 1786, to Thomas Proctor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 3,000 acres of land along the Hughes River; a manuscript plat of land; and a volume of field notes taken in laying out the town of Montgomery, compiled by Abraham Nelson, Junior, for Col. Thomas Proctor, 1788-1789.

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