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0814: C. H. Freeman Collection, 1877-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers related to the C.H. Freeman estate. Zubah and C.H. Freeman had many investments such as the Yawkey and Freeman Coal Company and the Freeman Estates. This collection contains contract agreements for property purchases of the Estates, a contour map of what seems to be the Freeman’s country residence, and correspondences between Zubah and realtors. This collection also houses some of Zubah’s family documents including old letters, registers of visitors from Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary, and Paul and Ricky Ray’s basketball documents.

0083: Cabell County [West Virginia] Court Records, 1809-1866, Marshall University Special Collections

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Abstracts and indices for county records for Cabell County, Virginia and County County, West Virginia compiled by Rudenz S. Douthat, city clerk, in 1932. Records include those for marriage, court minutes and records, and supervisors’ records.

Accession 0443, “Marriage Records, Cabell County West Virginia, 1809-1860” compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution, was merged with this collection.

0008: George Henry Augustus Kunst Papers, 1846-1940, Marshall University Special Collections

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Legal documents pertaining to Mr. Kunst's career as a lawyer in Grafton, West Virginia, comprise a major portion of this collection. Deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, leases, and other legal papers of both a private and corporate nature are included. There are also plats and maps of property in Taylor County. Records concerning the Empress Glass Company are a part of the collection. Included in this group of papers are the minute book of stockholder's meetings, stock certificates, and legal papers.

A portion of the collection is comprised of professional and personal correspondence dating from 1902 until 1940. There are …