Brown, John, Jr.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Brown and John Brown, Jr. Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3108
Overview
Contains letters, documents, letter-books, manuscripts and articles relating to John Brown and John Brown, Jr. Topics include abolitionist activities, including those in Kansas and Harpers Ferry, farm business, and family matters. Included are bits of fatherly advice, insight into the wool industry of the mid-1800's, eyewitness commentary on events in the abolitionist movement, and a phrenological description of John Brown. Names mentioned are Jason Brown, Owen Brown, Frederick Douglass,...
Dates:
1821-1932
Moreland Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2983
Overview
Papers of the Moreland Family of Monongalia County. Materials include assorted land patents and grants for land in Monongahela County, Virginia and other locations, typescripts regarding West Virginia history, and assorted correspondence of members of the Moreland family. Also includes correspondence and other material regarding the opening of Richwood Avenue in Morgantown, which was constructed by the Works Progress Administration.
Dates:
1788-1944
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- Abolition of slavery 1
- Charles Town (W. Va.) 1
- Fayette County (Pa.) -- History 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 1
- Kansas 1
- Land companies -- History 1
- Land grants - Monongalia County, (West Virginia). 1
- Land patents - Monongalia County. 1
- Mason-Dixon Line 1
- Monongalia County (W. Va.) -- History 1
- Morgantown (W. Va.) -- History 1
- Mother's Day 1
- Slavery -- West Virginia -- Monongalia County 1
- Steubenville (Ohio) 1
- West Virginia -- History 1
- Wool industry 1 + ∧ less
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