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Series 2- Original Materials, consists of 76 boxes of various records, and 18 "wrapped packages." The boxed material consists of various court and public records, primarily relating to court cases, financial records, and marriage records. Court cases include a variety of cases, including estate and chancery cases, as well as financial matters, working conditions, and liquor. Many of the cases include extensive and detailed transcripts of court proceedings and witness statements. Packages 1-7 are sets of envelopes or folders wrapped in paper, not bound volumes. Packages 4-7 are shorthand notes for various cases, sometimes including additional materials relating to the case such as newspaper articles and other papers. The notes are collected in folders which are labeled with the case and arranged alphabetically. In addition to the estate cases, there are also some deeds (boxes 27-28) and various bills of sale, contracts, estrays, etc. Financial records include tax records, road funds, sheriff's expenses, and financial records of the Public Health Service and the department of Public Administration County Relief Records. These records are mainly related to the expenses of administration and staff. This series also includes poll books and election returns from 1836-1860, and tally sheets, nomination certificates, lists of voters, and election results for 1936.

This series contains the papers of other members of the Stuart family, including Lewis Stuart, Jane Stuart, John Stuart, and John Stuart, Jr. Materials include correspondence, land surveys, and other material.

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 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. Please note that a copy of the Alphabetical and Subject indexes, including a list of the subjects on each reel, can be found on MON 293-MON 350, in Series 2. No copy of the chronological index exists, ask for assistance using this section. 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.

Series 2-Paper Materials, consists of 541 boxes of county court records, primarily case papers. Boxes 297-541 have not been microfilmed. This collection also includes an 1869 Reward Poster for Ed Sullivan (oversize folder 1) and 4 bank notes for the "Bank of the Union" (Box 171, env. 1851-1). For this series, the papers are sorted into envelopes, which are arranged chronologically. The envelopes are labeled with the year followed by the envelope number (ex. 1804-2 would be envelope 2 of the records for 1804). Envelopes may also indicate the level of court (i.e., County Court, Circuit Court, etc.).

A small part of this series includes court records that relate to enslaved and freedpeople, which have been listed here. This list may not be complete, but it includes all records that have been located so far. These records include a suit by Amos and a group of other Black people against James McMechen for freedom (1820, env. 72 C-4); a case against Lucy, a Black woman, for "unlawful migration" (1852, env. 200 C); case against Oath, an enslaved man, charged with buggery (sodomy) (1818, env. 60); against Samuel Copper for bringing enslaved people out of the Commonwealth (1835, env. 136); against William Culbertom for harboring an enslaved person (1822, Env. 81 Folder 3/3); cases charging several people with teaching free Black people to read (circa? 1835, env. 162B, 162C, and 163B); the escapes of Alfred Turpin (env. 167), Noah (169 C), Joseph Bryant (171 A), John and Daniel Jackson (171 B), Hugh Cunningham (172), Benjamin Moody (200 A), and Josiah and Martha Snowdon (225 A), enslaved persons, and of Polly, a freedwoman (169 B); a deed between John Lee and Alexander Caldwell mentioning enslaved people (env. 31-3), and a case against Joseph Bryant for "enticing negro slaves from owners," (172 C 13). There are also some records of apprenticeships.

Scope and Contents Box 5, Folder 3. 14 items.

The series contains the reports and plans for different projects in Reston. Some of the projects include, child care, education, low income housing and papers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).