A&M 4491Frank J. Maxwell Legal Papers Documenting Real Estate Transactions in Harrison County A&M 4491West Virginia and Regional History Center

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Frank J. Maxwell Legal Papers Documenting Real Estate Transactions in Harrison County, A&M 4491, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Records created by Frank J. Maxwell, Jr. through his private law practice that document real estate transactions generally in the Harrison County, West Virginia area dating ca. 1950s-1970s. The files include deeds, correspondence, maps, and other materials.

Series include: Series 1. Titles, Plats, and Other Material, ca. 1950-1980 (boxes 1-28) Series 2. Grantor/Grantee Files, ca. 1950-1980 (boxes 29-33) Series 3. Salem and Tenmile, ca. 1950-1980 (boxes 35-38) Series 4. Maps and Other Material, ca. 1950-1980 (boxes 39-52) Series 5. Assorted Material, ca. 1950-1980 (boxes 34, 53-55)

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 Harrison County - Land records. Series 1. Titles, Plats, and Other Material (boxes 1-28)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156211ca. 1950-198012345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Scope and Contents

This series contains title examination files, plats, wills, and limited correspondence with local banks, the State Road Commission, and others. Most files include an assessment of tax delinquency accounts. An index to abbreviations that identify the properties listed can be found in 1; the same index is also filed in the control folder for this collection.

A Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156216ca. 1950-19801A Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156217ca. 1950-19802B-CArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156218ca. 1950-19803C-DArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156219ca. 1950-19804D Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156220ca. 1950-19805D-EArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156221ca. 1950-19806D Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156222ca. 1950-19807F Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156223ca. 1950-19808G Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156224ca. 1950-19809G Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156225ca. 1950-198010G-HArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156226ca. 1950-198011H-IArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156227ca. 1950-198012J Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156228ca. 1950-198013J Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156229ca. 1950-198014K-LArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156230ca. 1950-198015L Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156231ca. 1950-198016M Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156232ca. 1950-198017M-NArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156233ca. 1950-198018N-O-PArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156234ca. 1950-198019P Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156235ca. 1950-198020R-SArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156236ca. 1950-198021R-SArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156237ca. 1950-198022S Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156238ca. 1950-198023S-TArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156239ca. 1950-198024T-UArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156240ca. 1950-198025W Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156241ca. 1950-198026W Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156242ca. 1950-198027W-ZArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156243ca. 1950-198028Series 2. Grantor/Grantee Files (boxes 29-33)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156212ca. 1950-19802930313233Scope and Contents

This series contains a grantor/grantee index arranged alphabetically for period 1786-1924. An alphabetical list of names in this index is located in Box 29; the same index is also filed in the control folder for this collection.

Adverse Index A-IArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156244ca. 1950-198029Adverse Index A-IArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156245ca. 1950-198030Adverse Index A-I, H-PArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156246ca. 1950-198031Adverse Index P-SArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156247ca. 1950-198032Adverse Index S-WArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156248ca. 1950-198033Series 3. Salem and Tenmile (boxes 35-38)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156213ca. 1950-198035363738Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted material regarding lots and real estate in Salem, WV (Harrison County) and Tenmile, WV (Upshur County), including land tract drawings, maps, and limited correspondence.

Salem and Tenmile lots filesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156249ca. 1950-198035Salem and Tenmile lots filesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156250ca. 1950-198036Tenmile District tracts filesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156251ca. 1950-198037Salem and Tenmile and Patents Closed filesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156252ca. 1950-198038Series 4. Maps and Other Material (boxes 39-52)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156214ca. 1950-19803940414243444546474849505152Scope and Contents

This series contains folders labeled "map" with an associated number, including plats, title examination files, correspondence, and other material.

Series 5. Assorted Material (boxes 34, 53-55)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156215ca. 1950-1980345455Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted other material, including maps, deeds, land tract information, and weekly time sheets for road work pertaining to the development of I-79.

Miscellaneous material (includes material regarding Maxwell's home in Clarksburg; State Road Commission Files; maps, deeds, and land tract information for both Harrison and Doddridge Counties; and weekly time sheets for road work pertaining to the development of I-79)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156253ca. 1950-198034MiscellaneousArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156254ca. 1950-198053MiscellaneousArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156255ca. 1950-198054Grant District and Elk DistrictArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/156256ca. 1950-198055