Records : 1861-1943.

ArchivalResource

Records : 1861-1943.

The collection contains a handwritten company history, a fiftieth anniversary catalog, a mule train account book, depradation claim, a daybook, annual report, and other miscellaneous materials.

.5 linear ft. (1 box) (200 pieces)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7171675

History Colorado

Related Entities

There are 8 Entities related to this resource.

J.S. Brown Mercantile Company (Denver, Colo.)

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J.S. Brown & Brother Mercantile Company (Denver, Colo.)

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Brown (J.S.) & Brother Mercantile Company (Denver, Colo.)

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J.S. Brown & Brother Mercantile Company.

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Organized in 1861, J.S. Brown & Brother ran wagon trains of goods over the plains of Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas to Denver, Colorado. THe company operated profitably until its dissolution in 1943. From the description of Records : 1861-1943. (Colorado Newspaper Project, Colorado Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 26913936 ...

Brown (J.S.) Mercantile Company (Denver, Colo.)

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Brown, Junius Flagg, 1827-1908

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Brown, J. Sidney (John Sidney), 1833-1913

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Brown was born in Conneaut, Ohio on June 10, 1833. He moved to Denver, Colo. where he founded the J.S. Brown Mercantile Company, which eventurally became the largest mercantile company in the Western U.S. Brown was also involved with several railroads: South Park, Denver Pacific, and Denver New Orleans. He died in Denver, Colo. on January 15, 1913. In 1937, the J.S. Brown Mercantile Company was bought out by the C.S. Morey Mercantile Company. The company building, located at 1634 Eighteenth Stre...

Schrum, R. Keith

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