JoAnn, I have skimmed the four reels of microfilm containing the George W Fairfax Papers and made copies of selected documents but have not yet made an in-depth search of these valuable records. Some early court records were published in the newspapers of Preston and neighboring counties. Roy Lockhart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joann" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:56 AM Subject: [WV Preston County] UWV Collectiions > Thanks to Roy Lockhart for posting the site to search the WVU collections. Has anyone looked at the court records in the George W Fairfax Papers? Since early court records are scarce, these could be very important. > JoAnn Cupp > Grass Valley, CA > > > Title: Fairfax, George W. Papers > Call number: A&M No.: 1062 > Creator: Fairfax, George W > Inclusive dates: 1808-1898 > > Extent: 4 reels of microfilm > Abstract: Tax receipts, promissory notes, legal papers, articles of agreement, indentures and miscellaneous correspondence of a Preston County entrepreneur and sometime law officer. The bound volumes include various Preston County court books, 1839-1866; merchandise account books, 1832-1885; and a manuscript pamphlet on a survey of the southern route from Kingwood to Morgantown, 1851. There also is material on Monongalia County. > Search Results: 4 matches in Entire Finding Aid > > > ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >