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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], George Brown Account Book, Ms1940-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The George Brown Account Book was acquired by the University Libraries in 1939 or 1940 and transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in 1955.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the George Brown Account Book commenced and was completed in February 2011. The item had been originally cataloged as the George Brown Tax Records Book, but the name was changed in the course of processing to more accurately reflect the volume's contents. Initial description was completed in or prior to May 1970.

Biographical Note

According to Wythe County, Virginia: a Bicentennial History , George D. Brown served as a deputy county treasurer with W. H. Spiller in 1906. George D. Brown, 17, appears in the 1880 census within the farm home of Rufus and Margaret A. Brown in Wythe County's Black Lick District. County records show that a George D. Brown and Martha M. Groseclose were married in the Lutheran church at Marion, Virginia, in 1892. Subsequent census records show that George and Martha Brown continued to live and farm in Wythe County's Black Lick District. The Browns had no children and both were still living in Wythe County as late as 1930.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a single ledger maintained by George Brown, a Wythe County, Virginia assistant county clerk and also apparently a church clerk or treasurer. The ledger contains a page detailing credits to the county's special funds for 1906 and a list of delinquent taxpayers for that year. The majority of the ledger, however, details the transactions of various church funds, apparently those of the Lutheran Synod of Southwest Virginia. Included are account statements showing the synodical apportionments of individual churches, as well as account statements for various church projects and missions, such as an orphanage, home and foreign missions, assorted foreign relief funds, Elizabeth College, a theological seminary, and various educational sponsorships.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Wythe County (Va.)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the George Brown Account Book by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).