from M. M. Brown to "Pa", a card, personal news, 1.25.1883
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 33
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection is mainly comprised of personal correspondence between Dr. Charles A. Brown and his wife, Maggie Brown, during their separations as he tried his hand at mining in the west, leaving her in Virginia. Additional letters reflect Maggie's move to the west and efforts to maintain ties to her family in the east. Letters tell of mining and frontier life in such places as Bonanza, Colorado, economic conditions of the time, health problems of the era, the deaths of six children, and other family details. Many of these letters are included in the unpublished manuscript entitled "Whistling in the Wind," which is also included in the collection, and was written by Mildred Holman and Mary Augusta Brown, also known as Mary Brown Gose, daughter of Dr. Charles A. and Maggie Brown.
Additional items in the collection include diplomas and licenses to practice medicine in various places granted to Dr. Charles A. Brown, receipts for basic goods, for pharmaceutical products, business cards, land sales records, bank receipts (which provide the option of making deposits in currency, gold, or silver), tax records from Doña Ana County, prescriptions written by Dr. Brown, letters from friends, and two wallets, one which contained old photographs of the Browns' youngest child, Mary Augusta, and two locks of hair referred to in letters and perhaps taken from Maggie Brown and her first child, Mattie.
Additional items in the collection include diplomas and licenses to practice medicine in various places granted to Dr. Charles A. Brown, receipts for basic goods, for pharmaceutical products, business cards, land sales records, bank receipts (which provide the option of making deposits in currency, gold, or silver), tax records from Doña Ana County, prescriptions written by Dr. Brown, letters from friends, and two wallets, one which contained old photographs of the Browns' youngest child, Mary Augusta, and two locks of hair referred to in letters and perhaps taken from Maggie Brown and her first child, Mattie.
Dates
- 1.25.1883
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (1 cu. ft.) + 1 oversized folder
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451