Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred Citation

Hampshire County (W. Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1767-1804, 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

Hampshire County is the oldest county in West Virginia. It was named for the English shire. Although created by law in 1754 from sections of Augusta and Frederick counties, border unrest during the French and Indian War delayed the formal organization of county government until 1757. A part of Augusta County was added in 1778 and Hardy County in 1787. Hampshire County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Scope and Content

Records, 1767-1804, of Hampshire County consist of a deposition (1767), costs related to criminal cases (1804), and an affidavit related to proving a deed of lease (1774.)

Access Terms

Corporate Name

• Hampshire County (W. Va.) Circuit Court.

Subject Terms

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

Geographic Terms

• Hampshire County (W. Va.)--History--18th century.

Record Type

• Affidavits--West Virginia--Hampshire County.
• Criminal court records--West Virginia--Hampshire County.
• Depositions--West Virginia--Hampshire County.
• Judicial records--West Virginia--Hampshire County.

Added Entry - Personal Name

• Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Originals are located at the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.