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Fayette County Court

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Fayette County Court Minute Book

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1883
Overview

Photostat negative of page 246 in Minute Book of the Fayette County Court. The court appropriates and arranges to borrow $5,000 for defense of the county in accordance with an act of the Virginia legislature, inasmuch as the ". . . State has been invaded by a hostile army of Northern Fanatics, and we feel bound to resist said invasion to the last extremity. . . . ".

Dates: 1861

Fayette County (W. Va.) Court Records and Miscellaneous Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0362
Overview County court and public records primarily concerning deeds, estates, guardianships, executors, poor and paupers, roads, and “scalp certificates” for various animals. There are also record books, predominantly personal property and land books, and a few private accounts. There is also a breadth of material concerning records of personal property; county courthouse and jail; marriages; liquor, attorney, minister, and professional licenses; apprenticing; surveys and plats; lunacy;...
Dates: 1787-1923; Majority of material found within 1870-1923

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Account books 1
Bounties -- Wildlife Management 1
County courts 1
Court records 1
Deeds 1