1.7 Linear Feet, 1 ft. 8 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1 item)
Creator
McCoy family
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Business correspondence and papers, including land grants and deeds, 1761-1881, surveys, wills, and account books of William
McCoy, Sr. and Jr., of Pendleton County. There are papers on the administration of estates; management of property in Mercer,
Pendleton, and Randolph counties, and in Augusta and Highland counties, Virginia, for absentee owners; and on farm operations.
There is material on the Central Bank of Virginia at Staunton; the Moorefield and North Branch Turnpike Company; and on military
units in the eastern parts of West Virginia during the Civil War, including letters, orders, and requisitions. Also includes
record of land transaction between Levi Hollingsworth and Robert McCulloh regarding 11,435 acres in Pendleton County (1803).
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], McCoy Family Papers, A&M 0558, West Virginia and Regional History Center,
West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.