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Preston County (W. Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James Pleasants, Governor, Land Grant to Charles Byrne and Solomon P. Herndon in Pleasants County

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3689
Overview

Land grant to Charles Byrne and Solomon P. Herndon, Preston County, Virginia (present day West Virginia), for thirty-two acres west of the Cheat River. The land grant is dated June 17, 1824 and signed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, James Pleasants Jr.

Dates: 1824

Price's Tavern Ledger Books

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2616
Overview

Four ledger books of Solomon P. Herndon, from Kingwood, Preston County, Virginia, for his public house, also known as Price's Tavern, and an autograph book and a memorandum book which includes a travel diary of a trip to the Holy Lands.

Dates: 1821-1881