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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 05 January 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Nicholas County (W. Va.) Land Grants, 1861-1862 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 41008 Catherine G. OBrion

Library of Virginia 2006 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Nicholas County (W. Va.) Land Grants, 1861-1862 41008 Library of Virginia 1 microfilm reel (5 images) 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

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Preferred Citation

Nicholas County (W. Va.) Land Grants, 1861-1862, 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

Nicholas County (West) Virginia was named for Wilson Cary Nicholas, Virginia governor from 1814 to 1816. It was created in 1818 from sections of Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Randolph Counties. Nicholas County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Scope and Content

Nicholas County (W. Va.) Land Grants, 1861-1862. The collection contains two land grants, as follows: to John C. Fowler, 1861 Oct. 1; and to Andrew Foster, 1862 Oct. 1.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Nicholas County (W. Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records-- West Virginia--Nicholas County. Geographical Names: Nicholas County (W. Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Land grants--West Virginia--Nicholas County. Land records-- West Virginia--Nicholas County. Local government records--West Virginia--Nicholas County.