Monongalia County, (West) Virginia Records of the District, Superior, and County Courts, Volume 1: 1776-1799

Abstracts of the only surviving court records for the early years of Monongalia County derived from the District Court which served Monongalia, Harrison, Randolph, and Ohio counties, and the surrounding counties. The cases deal predominantly with civil matters such as bad debts, slander, trespass, and disputes over land and the settlement of estates.