Papers, 1827-1958.

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Brown, C. A. (Charles A.), 1848-1930. Papers, 1827-1958.

Papers, 1827-1958.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44637484

This collection is mainly comprised of personal correspondence between Dr. Charles A. Brown and his wife, Maggie Brown, during their separations as he tried his hand at mining in the west, leaving her in Virginia. Additional letters reflect Maggie's move to the west and efforts to maintain ties to her family in the east. Letters tell of mining and frontier life in such places as Bonzana, Colo., economic conditions of the time, health problems of the era, the deaths of six children, and other family details. Many of these letters are included in the unpublished manuscript entitled "Whistling in the Wind," which is also included in the collection, and was written by Mildred Holman and Mary Augusta Brown, also known as Mary Brown Gose, daughter of Dr. Charles A. and Maggie Brown. Additional items in the collection include diplomas and licenses to practice medicine in various places granted to Dr. Charles A. Brown, receipts for basic goods, for pharmaceutical products, business cards, land sales records, bank receipts, tax records from Doña Ana County, prescriptions written by Dr. Brown, letters from friends, and two wallets, one which contains two locks of hair referred to in letters and perhaps taken from Maggie Brown and her first child, Mattie.

1 box (1 cu. ft.) + 1 oversized folder.

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