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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 14 August 2006 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 41008 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2006 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860 41008 Library of Virginia Miscellaneous reel 4626 English This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Robert Alonzo Brock Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred Citation

Wirt County (W. Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1860, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Scope and Content

Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, of 24 acres done on behalf of B. W. Creel, Dryden, Donnally, and M. P. Schock.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Wirt County (W. Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--West Virginia--Wirt County. Geographical Names: Wirt County (W. Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Land surveys--West Virginia--Wirt County. Plats--West Virginia--Wirt County. Added Entry - Personal Name: Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.