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Four bank notes. One bill of Lading; Great Northern Railroad co. Death certificate of wife Christine A. Brown, February 1938. High School Commencement, June 5, 1891. Wedding announcement of daughter Annie, August 27, 1890. Picture of Main Street in Alexandria, MN, where the Brown family lived. Family portrait. The Alexandria Post, October 25, 1878. High School Commencement, June 7, 1889.

Six land grants dated from Aug. 15, 1866 to June 1, 1875. Sheriff’s certificate of redemption, Oct. 17, 1885. Decree of Distribution, July 8, 1890. Sheriff’s Certificate of Redemption, Oct. 17, 1885. Decree of Distribution, July 8, 1890. Sheriff’s Certificate of Redemption, March 22, 1893. Sales agreement, May 27, 1898. Satisfaction of Mortgage, August 13, 1907.

Three letters from Congressman Lind, March 7, 1891; May 11, 1891; January 28, 1897. There are six other letters written by different people.

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.