J. L. Brown Department StoreRecords 1868-1987

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J. L. Brown Department StoreRecords 1868-1987

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The J. L. Brown Department storeoperated in Jacksonville, Texas, from 1872 to 1987. The collection includesfinancial records, legal documents, accounts, ledgers, printed material, clippings,and artifacts relating to the store and its daily functioning.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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J. L. Brown Department Store

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In November 1872, the retail firm of Clapp & Brown (Emory Clapp of New Orleans and J. H. Brown of Tyler, Texas) opened in the new village of Jacksonville, Texas. That same year, William Allen Brown, who was no relation to J. H. Brown, moved to Jacksonville and worked for the company. By 1874, William McKinney had purchased the firm, changed the name to McKinney & Brown, and left it in the charge of W. A. Brown. The business was a general store, selling groceries, dry goods, ...

Brown, W. A.

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Brown, W. L.

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Brown, J. L.

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