<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196505">A&amp;M 0062</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Lewis County Archives, 1775-1933 <num>A&amp;M 0062</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-08-30 07:33:16 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Lewis County Archives</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">117.29 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">Summary: 117 ft. 3 1/2 in. (175 document cases, 5 in. each); (11 records cartons, 15 in. each); (9 ledgers, 7 in.); (206 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1775/1933" type="inclusive">1775-1933</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_6a877c0aac9c08d780de44fdc5828fce">Court cases, 1775-1933, and county record volumes and private account books of Lewis County, 1817-1932. The private accounts include records of a harness maker, millers, druggists, printers, and general merchants. A checklist of the bound volumes is available, as well as a chronological, subject, and name index to the suit papers.</abstract>
    <physloc id="aspace_070d0b11999bad816fbf66c67815e3e3">West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/</physloc>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lewis County Archives, A&amp;M 0062, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <geogname source="ingest">Lewis County.</geogname>
    <subject authfilenumber=" http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000413" source="lcsh">Account books</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033556" source="lcsh">Court records</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Drugs and druggists.</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85053768" source="lcsh">General stores</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85085422" source="lcsh">Mills and mill-work</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Printers and printing.</subject>
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