Kanawha County (W. Va.)
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
James E. Heath, Auditor, Listings of Delinquent Lands in Western Virginia
Listings of delinquent lands issued by James E. Heath, Auditor of Virginia. Contains printed documents pertaining to Kenawha County [Kanawha County] (1832), Greenbrier County (1833), Nicholas County (1833), Ohio County (1833), Pocahontas County (1833), and Preston County (1833).
John Ewing, Soldier, Civil War Letter
Kanawha County Book Protest, Miscellaneous Papers
Articles, broadsides, and other materials concerning selection of textbooks for the public schools of Kanawha County, West Virginia. The controversy involved confrontation between Christian fundamentalists and liberals over educational policy.
Kanawha County Land Grants
Land grants to John Hansford, Styers Keeney, Michael Keeney, William Keeney, and Jacob Grass.
Kanawha County Poll Book
A poll book signed and notarized with the results of a vote in Kanawha County on the 1863 amended state constitution of Virginia.
Kanawha County Salt Agreement
Kanawha County (W. Va.) Court Records and Miscellaneous Papers
County court records consisting primarily of court case papers, related court record books (dockets, execution books, fee books, witness books, etc.), and public records concerning a variety of topics including land records, schools, and marriages. There are also a few private account books relating to various local industries, including salt, mining, sawmills, steamboats, and general stores.
Lewis Family Papers
Luke Wilcox (1795-1854) Diary
Diary of Luke Wilcox, a Kanawha County farmer, merchant, salt well and furnace owner and operator, written in memorandum form except for scattered entries giving more information on specific subjects, such as the weather, churches and ministers, farm operation, travel, salt wells and furnaces, slaves, names of personal and business correspondents, coal, and land purchases. There is also an addendum regarding the Wilcox family bible. See "Scope and Contents" for additional information.
Mrs. Mary Woodson, Collector, Papers
Receipts for land, school, personal property, and road taxes in Kanawha and Putnam counties, 1863-1886 and 1898-1899; grade reports from the Wesleyan Female Institute, Staunton, Virginia, 1882, and from the Putnam County schools, 1904-1906; a printed souvenir list of the students and teacher at the intermediate school, Poca; two manuscript poems concerning the medical profession, 1879-1880; and other items. Index and table of contents are available in the 17th volume.