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Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Brown Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2015.177 was received by Special Collections in May 2015. The collection was purchased through the generosit of the Hooker fund.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in August 2015.

Scope and Contents

This accession contains letters, receipts, sermons, legal documents and other material related to the Brown family of Madison and Schoharie Counties in New York, and Fairfax County, Virginia. The bulk of the papers concern clergymen farmers Rev. Jesse Brown and his sons, the Rev. Joseph Brown and the Rev. Augustus Americus Brown. Most of the collection is made up of ephemera related to the Brown's farm, including the buying and selling of items for the family, selling timber from their land, and contracts.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Farm life--New York (State)
• Letters (correspondence)
• Methodist Church--New York (State)
• New York (State)--History--19th century
• Printed ephemera
• Sermons