Brock Collection: Papers of James Brown, 1788-1856.

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Brock Collection: Papers of James Brown, 1788-1856.

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Business records, legal papers, correspondence and miscellaneous documents of James Brown, his family and business associates, particularly Robert Burton and Robert Rives. Included are: correspondence about Brown's land holdings in Kentucky and Ohio, papers relating to the long litigation in settling the estate of Burton, whose widow married Brown, as well as complication in the matter of the estates of Mr. & Mrs. Brown in connection with the claims of the two sets of her children. There is also material regarding the liquidation of the firm Brown, Rives & Co.

ca. 500 pieces.4 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6683066

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Brown, James, 1762-1841.

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James Brown was a wealthy Richmond, Va. merchant, partner in the firm Brown, Rives & Co. From the description of Brock Collection: Papers of James Brown, 1788-1856. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122332615 ...

Brown family

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Burton family

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Brown, James, 1762-1814

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Burton, Robert, d. 1806.

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Burton, Robert, d. 1837.

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Brown, Rives & Co. (Richmond, Va.)

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Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914

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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...