Stuart Family Papers A&M 2586

Stuart Family Papers A&M 2586


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

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P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
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Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2586
Title
Stuart Family Papers 1785-1880
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/201463
Quantity
1.5 Linear Feet, 1 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 ledger, 1/2 in.)
Creator
Stuart 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

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[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.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
  • Lewisburg (W. Va.)

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