<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196072">A&amp;M 3522</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Harrison County Court Records, Ordinance of Secession Amendment, Poll Books, 1861 <num>A&amp;M 3522</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-08-30 07:28:03 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage><language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <abstract id="aspace_4980397d7e280af9d573dcff977ffb14">Poll books from the Harrison County communities of Bridgeport, Lynch, Swishers Mills, Clarksburg, Lumberport, Romines Mills, Shinnston, and Sardis indicating the vote on the 1861 Ordinance of Secession amendment to the Virginia constitution. The books contain the names of individuals voting and how they voted as well as the oath of office of those officials conducting the election.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Harrison County Court Records, Ordinance of Secession Amendment, Poll Books, A&amp;M 3522, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>1827, 3522</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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    <subject source="ingest">Secession - Virginia.</subject>
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