Stuart Family Papers, 1785/1880
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Stuart Family Papers, A&M 2586, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet 1 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 ledger, 1/2 in.)
- Creator:
- Stuart family
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Stuart Family Papers, A&M 2586, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers of John and Lewis Stuart, 1785-1823, and of Samuel Price, 1830-1879. Price's papers include mainly legal and business correspondence related to Price's law practice in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The Stuart papers concern settlement in Greenbrier County, land transactions, and family matters. The collection includes lawyer's fee books and account books for general merchandise, ca.1830-1880. There are also printed booklets of court briefs, pamphlets concerning "the slavery question" and railroads, and several Congressional documents.
Series include: Series 1. John Stuart Papers (1751–1830), boxes 1-3
Series 2. Other Family Members (1803–1844), box 3
Series 3. Copies and Transcripts (1785–1823), box 4 - 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
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Account books
Court records - Greenbrier County, WV.
General stores
Greenbrier County, WV - Court records.
Greenbrier County, WV - early settlement.
Lawyers - letters and papers.
Frontier and pioneer life
Railroads
Slaves and slavery. - Names:
- Stuart family
Price, Samuel, 1805-1884
Stuart, John.
Stuart, Lewis. - Places:
- Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
Lewisburg (W. Va.)