Meredith Kiger, Collector, Shuttlesworth Family Documents and Other Material, 1791/1849

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Meredith Kiger, Collector, Shuttlesworth Family Documents and Other Material, A&M 3601, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.1 Linear Feet 3/4 in. (1 folder) and 1.29 Gigabytes 12 .tif files
Creator:
Shuttleworth family
Abstract:
Digital copies of paper documents regarding the Shuttlesworth family of Virginia. Includes:
1) Land grant to Philip Shuttlesworth of 537 acres in Monongalia County; signed by Virginia Governor James Wood (3-7-1798);
2) Plat of 205 acres of land from Patrick, Edward, and John Kearns to John Austin; surveyed by Sam Hanway (8-10-1816);
3) Bond of Samuel and Juliet Muckleray to Joseph Shuttlesworth (12-19-1828);
4) Summons of Joseph, John, and Archibald Shuttlesworth and others to the Circuit Superior Court of Loss and Chancery; signed by Monongalia County Clerk, Waitman T. Willey (1-27-1848);
5) Loan of $80 to John Shuttlesworth and others from Joseph Shuttlesworth; includes many signatures from members of the Shuttlesworth family (5-26-1849); and
6) land document, Monongalia County, one leaf (no date). There is also:
one audio recording on micro-cassette of interview with Robert Shuttlesworth of Monterey, VA regarding family history and also about neighbor Melville Davisson Post, American author of detective fiction (undated).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Meredith Kiger, Collector, Shuttlesworth Family Documents and Other Material, A&M 3601, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
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: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard