<?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:/99999/197764">A&amp;M 0914</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Mason County. Archives <num>A&amp;M 0914</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 07:49:50 -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>Mason County Archives</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">106.08 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">Summary: 106 ft. 1 in. (192 document cases, 5 in. each); (19 ledgers, 3 ft. 4 in.); (156 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1786/1908" type="inclusive">1786-1908</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_10ae086047a578bf6e15662860c61cc1">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>663, 914</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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<p>Court case papers, 1786-1908, and record books, 1804-1903. Collection also contains poor claims, county claims, delinquent road lists, county road and bridge petitions, Justice's reports, election certificates, road claims, birth reports, appraisements and bills of sale, Board of Education reports, abstracts of Judgements, oaths of county and district officer, bond records, administrator accounts, and surveyor appointments and road cases. A chronological index to the case papers is available. Part of the collection is unindexed.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <geogname source="ingest">Mason County.</geogname>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033556" source="lcsh">Court records</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Mason County - archives.</subject>
    <persname source="ingest">Cornell, Ferris Dewey.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Coulter, John Lee.</persname>
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