Joseph E. Brown papers, 1861-1890
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Summary
- Creator:
- Brown, Joseph E., (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894
- Date:
- 1861-1890
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet 1 document box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Joseph E. Brown papers, ms2135, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of a small collection of letters between Brown and B.T. Beauregard, Rufus B. Bullock, Howell Cobb, Jefferson Davis, Andrew Johnson, Alexander H. Stephens, and Henry H. Tucker mainly regarding Georgia politics during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Also contains some material relating to Brown's son, Elijah A. Brown including a 1867 diary he kept while attending the University of Georgia; newspaper clippings pertaining to the death of Joseph E. Brown and his widow; and some legal documents.
- Biographical / historical:
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Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894), lawyer, Georgia Governor (1857-1865), son of Mackey and Sally Rice Brown, married Elizabeth Grisham, daughter of Joseph and Mary L. Grisham. Parents of Julius L. Brown, Mary Virginia Brown, Joseph M. Brown, Franklin P. Brown, Elijah A. Brown, Charles M. Brown, Sally Eugenia Brown, and George M. Brown. For more information, see the article Joseph E. Brown in the New Georgia Encyclopedia, and his congressional biography.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Georgia.
Georgia -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. - Names:
- University of Georgia
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868
Bullock, Rufus B. (Rufus Brown), 1834-1907
Beauregard, B. T.
Tucker, Henry H. (Henry Holcombe), 1819-1898
Brown, Elijah A. (Elijah Alexander), 1857-
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 - Places:
- Georgia -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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Joseph E. Brown papers, ms2135, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.