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William G. Brown (1800-1884) Papers, 1789, 1823-1931 A&M 0015

William G. Brown (1800-1884) Papers, 1789, 1823-1931 A&M 0015


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0015
Title
William G. Brown (1800-1884) Papers 1789, 1823-1931 1843-1880
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196452
Quantity
0.5 Linear Feet, 4 1/2 in. (1 flat box, 3 in.); (1 wrapped volume)
Creator
Brown, William G. (William Gay), 1800-1884
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
William G. Brown (1800-1884) of Kingwood, West Virginia, was an attorney; member of the Virginia Assembly in the 1830s and 1840s; and a member of Congress from Virginia from 1845 to 1849 and West Virginia from 1861 to 1865. Chiefly contains deeds, plats, surveys, and other papers related to Brown's land in Preston and Monongalia counties, West Virginia, from 1860 to 1874 and items from Brown's law office concerning deeds, wills, and financial transactions from 1870 to 1883. A ledger book from Brown records the sale of dry goods items, chiefly food such as bacon, wheat flour, corn, coffee, meat, and tobacco, and notes the cost of items, debts, and account settled. Papers also include typescript essays on American history, the Constitution, and slavery, written circa 1927 and a typed copy of a letter of J.J. Phillips of Lantz, 18 July 1931, concerning the removal of Confederate remains from the Rich Mountain Battlefield.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William G. Brown (1800-1884) Papers, A&M 0015, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

William G. Brown (1800-1884) of Kingwood, West Virginia, was an attorney; member of the Virginia Assembly in the 1830s and 1840s; and a member of Congress from Virginia from 1845 to 1849 and West Virginia from 1861 to 1865.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Brown, William G. (William Gay), 1800-1884
  • Civil War battles - Rich Mountain.
  • Land.
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Preston County (W. Va.)
  • Rich Mountain (Randolph County, W. Va.)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Brown, William G. (William Gay), 1800-1884
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Preston County (W. Va.)
  • Rich Mountain (Randolph County, W. Va.)
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