Berkeley County (W.Va.)

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One volume of typed miscellany, containing information concerning the location of the graves of soldiers of the Revolutionary War, Snodgrass Tavern, Formans of Berkeley and Ohio counties, etc. Received May 2, 1946. Berkeley and Jefferson County Genealogy. Correspondence of Miss Nota K. Weaver. Information taken from original tax lists housed in the Virginia state archives, Richmond VA.

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Document assigning David Gray's one-fourth interest in ten Virginia military land warrants to fellow resident of Berkeley County, Moses Hoge.

Overview The papers and receipts of Sheriff Daniel Lefevre that reflect county business and his legal practice, with similar papers of other nearby residents. Also includes letters, documents, and news clippings about the socioeconomic, antebellum, and Civil War history of Berkeley County, [West] Virginia and Maryland. There are slave inventories containing descriptions and prices, and letters about the treatment of slaves and their conduct. Specific reference is made to Harriet Beecher Stowe's ...

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Berkeley County, West Virginia, land tax books from 1788 and 1793 (2 vol.) record names of land owners, number of lots owned, annual rent, quantity of land, total value of land, and amount of tax. Land owners are listed in alphabetical order. This material is available on microfilm only.