Brock Collection: Correspondence of the editors of The Central Presbyterian, 1865-1896.

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Brock Collection: Correspondence of the editors of The Central Presbyterian, 1865-1896.

Letters and articles accumulated by the editors of The Central Presbyterian, particularly William Brown, his wife Elizabeth H. Smith Brown, William T. Richardson, and James Power Smith.

470 pieces.4 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7088402

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Brown, William Garrott, 1868-1913

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William Garrott Brown was a historian, biographer, and essayist, of Marion, Alabama, and Cambridge, Massachusetts who graduated from Harvard College in 1891. From the guide to the William Garrott Brown papers, 1898-1917, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Brown (1868-1913) taught history at Harvard and served as Deputy Keeper of University Records at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William Garrott Brown, 1898. (Ha...

Smith, James Power, 1837-1923

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Confederate army officer and author. From the description of James Power Smith papers, 1861-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981075 ...

Brown, Elizabeth Smith fl. 1865-1879

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Richardson, William T., d. 1895

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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 ...