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Browne, Martin

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Martin Browne, Copy Books of a Putnam County Resident

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3598
Overview Two copy books and two loose leaves by Martin Browne, a land owner who lived near Red House Shoals on the north bank of the Kanawha River in Union District, Putnam County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Martin Browne was a native of Leeds, York County, England, and immigrated to America around 1785 to 1787. He operated a tavern near Winchester, Virginia until about 1808, when he moved to Red House Shoals. The copy books in this collection date from 1810 to 1833 when he was living in western...
Dates: 1805-1833; Majority of material found in 1810-1833