Stuart Family Papers , A&M 2586

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Stuart Family Papers, A&M 2586, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Papers of John and Lewis Stuart, 1785-1823, and of Samuel Price, 1830-1879. Price's papers include mainly legal and business correspondence related to Price's law practice in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The Stuart papers concern settlement in Greenbrier County, land transactions, and family matters. The collection includes lawyer's fee books and account books for general merchandise, ca.1830-1880. There are also printed booklets of court briefs, pamphlets concerning "the slavery question" and railroads, and several Congressional documents.

Series include: Series 1. John Stuart Papers (1751–1830), boxes 1-3
Series 2. Other Family Members (1803–1844), box 3
Series 3. Copies and Transcripts (1785–1823), box 4

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Account books
Court records - Greenbrier County, WV.
Frontier and pioneer life
General stores
Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
Greenbrier County, WV - Court records.
Greenbrier County, WV - early settlement.
Land.
Lawyers - letters and papers.
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
Price, Samuel, 1805-1884
Railroads
Slaves and slavery.
Stuart family
Stuart, John.
Stuart, Lewis.

Container List

Series 1. John Stuart Papers (boxes 1-3)

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Mixed Materials Box: 3 1751–1830

Scope and Contents

This series contains the papers of John Stuart, including correspondence, legal papers, and land surveys.

Mixed Materials Box: 1
John Stuart correspondence
1785–1823
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1-4
Agreements and indentures
1776–1822
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
County fee lists
1793–1807
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
County Sheriff's accounts
1783–1812
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
Court bills and receipts
1785–1823
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8-10
Court orders, petitions, testimony, and notes
1785–1823
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11
Docket of cases
1817–1818
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12-15
Personal accounts
1784–1821
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16-18
Personal receipts, bills, and notes
1763–1823
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Survey of Stuart's Partition
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Surveys
1751–1830
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Taxes
1780–1820
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
Will [typescript copy]
1823

Series 2. Other Family Members (box 3)

Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5-16 1803–1844

Scope and Contents

This series contains the papers of other members of the Stuart family, including Lewis Stuart, Jane Stuart, John Stuart, and John Stuart, Jr. Materials include correspondence, land surveys, and other material.

Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5-7
Lewis Stuart correspondence
1803–1836
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8
Lewis Stuart's court finances
1809–1844
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9
John Stuart estate
1824–1830
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10
Land surveys
1819–1831
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 11
Legal papers
1810–1841
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12
Miscellany
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 13
Jane Stuart correspondence
1825–1837
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 14
John Stuart, Jr. correspondence
1831–1835
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 15
Non-family correspondence
1806–1876
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 16
Personal finances (Lewis Stuart)
1808–1842

Series 3. Copies and Transcripts (box 4)

Mixed Materials Box: 4 1785–1823

Scope and Contents

This series consists largely of transcripts of letters written by Charles Stuart, Robert Grattan, and Robert Gamble. Also included are photocopies of letters between a member of the Stuart family and Thomas Jefferson and of writings by a member of the Stuart family.

Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
Select inventory of correspondence
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
Transcripts of Robert Grattan letters
1793–1798
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Transcripts of Charles Stuart letters
1799–1823
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
Transcripts of Robert Gamble letters
1785–1806
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5
Transcripts of miscellaneous letters
1794–1811
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
Photocopies of Stuart/Thomas Jefferson correspondence
1796–1801
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7
Photocopies of Stuart's writings
undated