Weston (W. Va.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lewis County, Land Indenture in Town of Preston (Weston)
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4101
Overview
Indenture between sellers Daniel Stringer, Millie Stringer, Lewis Maxwell and buyer Robert W. Collins for the sale of land in the town of Preston, Lewis County, (West) Virginia, dated December 1818. This copy of the indenture may have been a draft or unofficial copy; it does not record the full date or the names of witnesses. The town of Preston changed its name to Weston in 1819.
Dates:
1818
Lewis Maxwell Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0963
Overview
Papers of Lewis Maxwell, an attorney at Weston including primarily letters from clients concerning land in West Virginia, 1840-1859. Correspondents include J.H. Diss Debar, John S. Carlile, Matthew Edmiston, J.M. Bennett, and Benjamin H. Latrobe. Other subjects covered include railroad legislation and construction and the surfacing of the Weston-Clarksburg road.
Dates:
1825-1861, 1903