A&M 0848Hardy County (W. Va.) Court RecordsHardy County (W. Va.) Court RecordsA&M 0848Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-28 12:01:30 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Hardy County (W. Va.) Court Records A&M 0848 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3516 0.38 Linear Feet 2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each, 1 ledger (1 in.) 1786-1820 Microfilmed county court records consisting of one tax book for Hardy County, 1818-1820; and one minute book, 1786-1791. Both the tax book and minute book are in the same ledger. 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/ English . Conditions Governing Access

Please use microfilm copies. The ledger can be requested if the microfilm does not suffice. The ledger is stored offsite; please make an appointment prior to visiting.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Tax Book: purchased from the Chesapeake Book Co., 25 April 1956.

Acquisition details of Minute Book are unknown.

 Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Hardy County (W. Va.) Court Records, A&M 0848, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

 See Also

A&M 1171: Hardy and Hampshire Counties Records

A&M 1405: Schools, Hardy County Board of Education, Records

A&M 3722: Hardy County, Account Ledger for Havenar Store in Moorefield

A&M 1745: Hardy County Papers

Scope and Contents

Microfilmed county court records consisting of one tax book for Hardy County, 1818-1820; and one minute book, 1786-1791.

The tax book includes an account of taxes in Hardy County for the years 1818-1820. It has an alphabetical index at the beginning with the names of the people taxed. This record includes information on the number of enslaved people for whom a person was taxed, as well as property for which they were taxed.

The minute book is a microfilm version of a typescript copy of the original Minute Book of the Hardy County Court, covering the years 1786-1791. It was transcribed at WVU as part of a WPA project.

 Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

 Hardy County (W. Va.) Hardy County (W. Va.) -- Archives County courts Court records Public records Taxation Taxation of personal property Minutes HAR 1 - Tax BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430511818-18201 (formerly 586)HAR 2 - Court Minute BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430521786-17912 (formerly 586)Tax Book and Minute BookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2473421786-1820Scope and Contents

This item contains both the Tax Book (1818-1820, filmed on HAR 1) and the Minute Book (1786-1791, filmed on HAR 2)