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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Wirt County (W. Va.) Land Grant to B.W. Creel, Dryden Donnally, and M.P. Schrock, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller-Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Wirt County (West) Virginia was formed in honor of William Wirt, who gained fame in Virginia as a lawyer and is perhaps best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron Burr for treason. The county was created in 1848 from portions of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Scope and Content

Wirt County (West) Virginia Land Grant to B.W. Creel, Dryden Donnally, and M.P. Schrock, 1861 July 1.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Wirt County (W. Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records-- West Virginia--Wirt County.

Geographical Names:

• Wirt County (W. Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Land grants-- West Virginia--Wirt County.
• Land records-- West Virginia--Wirt County.
• Local government records--West Virginia--Wirt County.