Brown, John.

Person

Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Logan Osborne Family and Business Records

Collection

Collection Number: A&M 2941

Overview A ledger and financial records of Logan Osborne (1836-39) also containing the will of Balamm Osborne. The ledger contains accounts of an assortment of general store goods from perishables such as food and candles to durable goods such as tools and carriages. There are Osborne family deeds, land contracts and letters about family matters and debt (1808-89). There are early nineteenth century state bank script from Louisiana, Virginia, and North Carolina. There are land indentures and legal...

Dates: 1761-1982

Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material

Collection

Collection Number: A&M 0858

Overview Papers of the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family was sympathetic to the Confederate cause. One member of the family, William Cabell Tavenner, served in the Confederate army; his letters are part of the collection. This collection also contains material related to families allied to the Tavenner family by marriage, particularly the...

Dates: 1778-1953; Majority of material found within 1819-1884