A Guide to the Mercer County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1852
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Mercer County (W. Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1852, 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
Mercer County was named in honor of General Hugh Mercer of Fredericksburg, who died at the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolution. It was formed from portions of Giles and Tazewell Counties in 1837. Hampshire County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.
Scope and Content
Mercer County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1852, of 200 acres of land done on behalf of William Owney, Charles D. Straly, and Wilson H. Straly.
Index Terms
- Mercer County (W. Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records--West Virginia--Mercer County.
- Mercer County (W. Va.)--History--19th century.
- Land surveys--West Virginia--Mercer County.
- Plats--West Virginia--Mercer County.
- Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Mercer County (W. Va.)--History--19th century.