Papers of Robert Means, 1782-1836.
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Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849
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Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914
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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...
Virginia. Land Office
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Call, Daniel, approximately 1765-1840
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Means, Robert, d. 1808.
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Robert Means (d. 1808) was a Richmond, Va. merchant who dealt in tobacco, wheat and other commodities and carried on an extensive business of the buying and selling of land patents and military land grants in Virginia and Chillicothe, Ohio. Daniel Call (ca. 1765-1840) was a prominent Virginia lawyer who administered Means' estate in 1808-1836. From the description of Papers of Robert Means, 1782-1836. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Garde...
