PUBLIC "-//Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library//TEXT (US::Viwn::viwn00004::A Guide to the Oliver M. Brown Records, 1844-1849)//EN" "viwn00004.xml" A Guide to the Oliver M. Brown Records, 1844-1849 Brown, Oliver M., Records 381 WFCHS Archives Staff Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library © 1976 By Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Lorna M. Loring, September 5, 2018 Description is in English A Guide to the Oliver M. Brown Records, 1844-1849 A Collection in Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library 381 WFCHS

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library 1976 Archives Staff Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library Descriptive Summary Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library Oliver M. Brown Records, 1844-1849 381 WFCHS 1 volume (unnumbered pages) ; 16 cm. English Brown, Oliver M. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Oliver M. Brown Records, 381 WFCHS, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as a gift.

Biographical Information

Oliver M. Brown, son of Samuel Brown, was born on March 6, 1815. In 1838 he married Susan C. Baker (d. 1880) and later began to run the successful Baker Mercantile. He also owned several lots in Winchester. Brown died on December 14, 1885.

Scope and Content

This collection contains an account book from a business owned by Oliver M. Brown from 1844 to 1849. The account book includes miscellaneous notes concerning personal business, bank account notes, purchase notes, an account ledger, and a listing of who owed him money.

Bibliography Russell, William Greenway. What I Know about Winchester: Recollections of William Greenway Russell, 1800-1891. Winchester, VA: Winchester Printers Inc., 1954. Contents List Account Book of Oliver M. Brown 1844-1849 1 1 volume (unnumbered pages); 16cm