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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Gilmer County (W. Va.) Land Grant to Minter Jackson, 1861 Mar., 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

Gilmer County (West) Virginia was named for Thomas Walker Gilmer, governor of Virginia from 1840 to 1841 and secretary of the navy in President John Tyler's administration. Gilmer was killed in an explosion on the USS Princeton in 1844. Gilmer County was created in 1845 from portions of Lewis and Kanawha Counties. Gilmer County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Scope and Content

Gilmer County (West) Virginia Land Grant to Minter Jackson, 1861 Mar.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

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

Subjects:

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

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

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