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Series 2 contains 341 boxes of court record papers from 1774-1934. These papers consist primarily of case related papers, and include various types of records such as orders, commitments, bills, warrants, and transcripts. There are many records relating to early families in Monongalia County. The material in this series is completely indexed, and the card index can be used to locate records for a specific person/family, in a specific year or court (County, Circuit, Circuit Superior), or by subject. Please note that a copy of the Alphabetical and Subject indexes, including a list of the subjects on each reel, can be found on MON 293-MON 350, in Series 2. No copy of the chronological index exists, ask for assistance using this section. Boxes 324-341 at the end of this series contain envelopes T1-T148, which hold similar records to the rest of the paper materials. There is a separate drawer of the card index for the "T" envelopes, but it has not been microfilmed.

A small part of this series includes court records that relate to enslaved and freedpeople, which have been listed here. This list may not be complete, but it includes all records that have been located so far. These records include a suit by Amos and a group of other Black people against James McMechen for freedom (1820, env. 72 C-4); a case against Lucy, a Black woman, for "unlawful migration" (1852, env. 200 C); case against Oath, an enslaved man, charged with buggery (sodomy) (1818, env. 60); against Samuel Copper for bringing enslaved people out of the Commonwealth (1835, env. 136); against William Culbertom for harboring an enslaved person (1822, Env. 81 Folder 3/3); cases charging several people with teaching free Black people to read (circa? 1835, env. 162B, 162C, and 163B); the escapes of Alfred Turpin (env. 167), Noah (169 C), Joseph Bryant (171 A), John and Daniel Jackson (171 B), Hugh Cunningham (172), Benjamin Moody (200 A), and Josiah and Martha Snowdon (225 A), enslaved persons, and of Polly, a freedwoman (169 B); a deed between John Lee and Alexander Caldwell mentioning enslaved people (env. 31-3), and a case against Joseph Bryant for "enticing negro slaves from owners," (172 C 13). There are also some records of apprenticeships.

Series 2-Paper Materials, consists of 541 boxes of county court records, primarily case papers. Boxes 297-541 have not been microfilmed. This collection also includes an 1869 Reward Poster for Ed Sullivan (oversize folder 1) and 4 bank notes for the "Bank of the Union" (Box 171, env. 1851-1). For this series, the papers are sorted into envelopes, which are arranged chronologically. The envelopes are labeled with the year followed by the envelope number (ex. 1804-2 would be envelope 2 of the records for 1804). Envelopes may also indicate the level of court (i.e., County Court, Circuit Court, etc.).

The series contains the reports and plans for different projects in Reston. Some of the projects include, child care, education, low income housing and papers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The series contains the reports and plans for different projects in Reston. Some of the projects include, child care, education, low income housing and papers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

This series includes letters and photocopies of published and unpublished research material (no originals).

This series consists of the correspondence of the Board of Visitors. Included in the series are copies of minutes of Board of Visitors meetings, correspondence about the meetings, and copies of reports presented at the meetings. Some of the topics the correspondence explores include the financial situation of the College, construction and renovation of buildings on campus, and recommendations for the successor of Julian A. C. Chandler. The series also includes two letters written by former U. S. President John Tyler while he was Rector of the Board of Visitors, as well as a profile of the members of the 1987 Board of Visitors. Two student discipline cases are included, but are closed until 2018 due to their confidentiality. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Boxes 6-7 contain correspondence regarding the Wren Cross in 2007 and the appointment of W. Taylor Reveley as the next William and Mary President in September 2008. These boxes are closed until 2018 October.