Andrew A. Brown Papers

referentie code

S-1803

Name and location of repository

Beschrijvingsniveau

Collectie

Titel

Andrew A. Brown Papers

Datum(s)

  • 1866-1938 (Vervaardig)

Omvang

0.42 linear feet

Naam van de archiefvormer

(1841-1912)

Biografie

Andrew A. Brown was born in Norway in 1841. Brown served in the U.S. Civil War from 1861 to 1863, achieving the rank of Captain. He married his wife Christine and had five children: Anna, Fenna, Ida, Flora, Albert. Andrew served in the Minnesota state Senate for District 39 from 1879 to 1881. He and his family resided in Alexandria, Minnesota until 1909, when they moved to the State of Washington. Andrew died in 1912 and his wife in 1938.

Bereik en inhoud

This collection consists of three folders of papers of Andrew A. Brown. Brown lived in Douglas County and dealt in buying and selling land. There are numerous land grants and certificates. Also of interest are the correspondence from John Lind, who was a US congressman, a death certificate of Brown's wife, and a photograph of the family.

Ordeningstelsel

Folder 1: Land Grants, 1866-1875

Records are arranged chronologically

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1870-1914

Records are organized chronologically

Folder 3: Miscellaneous, 1878-1938

Records are left in original order.

Records are located at 36B.3c.

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There are no access restrictions.

Physical access

Technical access

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Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.

Languages of the material

  • Engels

Scripts of the material

    Taal en schrift aantekeningen

    Toegangen

    Geschiedenis beheer

    Directe bron van verwerving

    Gift from the Minnesota Historical Society

    Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

    Aanvullingen

    Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen

    Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën

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    Regels of conventies

    Sources used

    Aantekeningen van de archivaris

    These records were reprocessed by Hannah Placehecki in September 2014.

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