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Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Jonathan Brooks Papers, WLU Coll 0008, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.
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Gift of Monroe F. Cockrell.
This collection includes 9 letters dated from 1839, 1845-1863 from correspondents such as A. C. Finley and Ebenezer Dickey Junkin to Jonathan Brooks of Brownsburg, Va., as well as bills and receipts. The subjects of the letters include news from Finley of Clarksville, Va. regarding finances and business, agriculture, and family news. In his 1845 letter to Brooks, Finley references a Jewish business but does not specifically name the company or individual(s). In his 1847 letter, Finley references illness and death among local folks as well as Lexington, Va. and a "negro man." The bills and receipts date from circa 1840-1872. Included are receipts for tax payments and subscriptions.
Johnathan Brooks (1800-1875) lived in Brownsburg, Virginia. He was a member of New Providence Church and is buried in its cemetery.