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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.77 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">9 1/4 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)</extent>
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    <abstract id="aspace_343fe095467890869a49ed122b8511e3">Three ledger books of Pruntytown and Grafton inns, covering the period 1757-1887. The family names of the owners seem to be Clayton and Fenton. Ledger book #1: 1757-1887; Ledger book #2: 1852-54; Ledger book #3: 1852-53. The bindings are in poor condition. See inventory folder for notes on contents.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Taylor County Inns, Ledger Books, A&amp;M 2679, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="ingest">Grafton, WV - Inns.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Inns - Grafton, WV.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Inns - Pruntytown, WV.</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93000454" source="lcsh">Taverns (Inns)</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Ledger books.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Pruntytown, WV - inns.</subject>
    <persname source="ingest">Clayton, Ada.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Clayton, Helen.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Clayton, James E.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Clayton, Thomas.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Clayton, William E.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Fenton, Eleanor.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Fenton, Enoch.</persname>
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