Court & Jury

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Court & Jury

This topic appears in 68 indexed records between 1817 and 1935.
68 Indexed Records
1817 Earliest Record
1935 Latest Record
Jefferson County Strongest Location
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December 22, 2025

Bakerton & Charles Town Bootleggers Convicted in Federal Court

Two bootleggers, Monroe Peyton, colored, of Bakerton, and Moses Welsh, white, of Charles Town, were convicted in the Federal Court at Elkins and sentenced to 60 days in the Martinsburg jail and to pay a fine […]
December 22, 2025

Grand Jury Memers; Return Indictment against Willingham.

In The Circuit Court.The grand jury of the Jefferson Circuit Court at this term was composed of the following persons: D. S. Hughes, George W. Shull, George Elliott, Horace C. Moore, W. D. Rissler, Robert Withers, […]
December 21, 2025

Assessment of Railroad Property in Jefferson County

On Wednesday Judge Faulkner decided the assessment made by the Board of Public Works on the property in Jefferson county of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Winchester and Potomac and the Baker branch, the latter […]
December 21, 2025

Miskimmon Arrested & Tried; Assault/Threats Against Bratt

E. M. Miskimmon, a druggist of Harper’s Ferry, was arrested and tried last Friday on a warrant sworn out before Justice C. F. Gallaher by Mr. S. W. Bratt, superintendent of the Washington Building Lime Company […]
December 20, 2025

Parrott, Found Guilty of Concealing Stolen Copper/Brass

Curtis Parrott, the young negro previously found guilty of concealing a quantity of brass and copper stolen from the Washington Building Lime Company was sentenced to four months in jail and to pay the cost of […]
December 20, 2025

Alleged R.R. Discrimination Against Washington Building Lime & Standard Lime.

SUIT AGAINST THE RAILROADS.C. V. R. R. and Others Alleged to Discriminate Against the Standard Lime & Stone Co. The Standard Lime & Stone Co. and the Washington Building Lime Co., operating quarries near Martinsburg, both […]
November 18, 2025

Doran’s Mysterious Return

A MYSTERIOUS RETURN.– Mr. Richard D. Doran, a merchant of Harper’s Ferry, whose mysterious disappearance some few years since, has been a matter of newspaper comment, returned to his former home on Saturday last. He has […]
November 10, 2025

Redman Burke, Power of Attorney.

Know all men by these presents that I Redman Burke of Jefferson County in the State of Virginia, have constituted and appointed and by these presents to constitute and appoint William Brown of Washington County and […]
November 10, 2025

Meredith vs. Burke, Ore Bank Tenement

Jefferson County, Sct:Jonathan Meredith againstRedman Burke In the County Court, on the complaint of the Plaintiff, that the Defendant unlawfully and against his consent withholds from him the possession of a certain tenement, called the Ore […]
September 27, 2025

Jno. Barnett vs. Pat’k Hagan

John Barnett ag’st Patrick Hagan, a jury, to wit: Christian Glassford, George Price, Michael Cookus, Joseph Engle, A. M. Vanarsdale, Lewis Young, Benjamin B. Welsh, Stuart Price, Francis W. Rawlins, Samuel W. Strider, John G. Unseld, […]
June 28, 2025

Dower Estate Disagreement; Martha Flanagan

To the Hon. E. B. Hall Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court Humbly complaining shew unto your Honor your Orators Cora V. Daniels, John W. Daniels and Martha Daniels infants under the age of twenty one […]
June 28, 2025

Codicil to Mrs. [Anne] Hunter’s Will

Codicil to Mrs. Hunter’s WillAugust 30, 1834 I give my desk to Henry St. George Hunter, and I direct that Flanagan shall sell one of my wagons and the cart and my wagon horse and give […]
June 28, 2025

Creditors Bill, Against Brien, Brown, and Dunn

1842, Cir. Sup. Ct.Howard, John C. & Wilson, Matthew Junr.vs.Brien, John McP.; Brown, William, Dunn, John. Chancery – Creditors BillBill, 2 Spa, Letter, Affid, Publication, Proceedings, 2 Decrees, 2 Ans, Bond, 4 C[?] notes. Possession of […]
June 27, 2025

Griggs Admin vs. James Flanagan, Fanney Slave

Williams, Richard – admin of Griggs, Johnvs.Flanagan, James Det[?] – negro slaves James FlanaganW R WilliamFor one negro girl named Fanney [?] $500.00 7th Judicial DistrictJefferson County, to wit, 13th Circuit Richard Williams, admn of all […]
June 27, 2025

State vs. Wm. Flanigan Summons

Env. 28Circuit Ct. Jeff Co. 1868 Statevs.Wm. Flanigan Misdemeanor.4 summonses. Executed the within by Delivering copies to the within name Flanigan this 9th day of December 1868W.E. Anderson, Court. WEST VIRGINIA:TO THE SHERIFF OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, […]
June 27, 2025

Wm. Flanagan, Jury For W. Flood

(abst W. P. Flood.Joseph Shewalter assec: of C. Beckham vs. Wm. P. Flood, a jury to wit. Minor Hurst, James Clothier, Wm. Flanagan, Joseph Crane, Saml Wright, Edward Lucas, jr., James Moore, Joseph Shanton, James A. […]
June 27, 2025

Flanagan Appointed Surveyor

William Flanagan is appointed surveyor of the Warm Spring road from David Moore shop to the Berkly line in the name of Saml Engle removed.
June 27, 2025

Deed Of Trust: James Caten

A Deed of Trust from James Caton to James Thropp, Trustee for Samuel Thropp, conveying in Trust for the purposes therein named certain articles of personal property therein enumerated, was, on the 5th day of August, […]
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1840s 17 records
1830s 10 records
1910s 9 records
1900s 8 records
1850s 6 records
1870s 5 records