George Brown Account Book,
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a single ledger maintained by George Brown, a Wythe County, Virginia assistant county clerk and also apparently a church clerk or treasurer. The ledger contains a page detailing credits to the county's special funds for 1906 and a list of delinquent taxpayers for that year. The majority of the ledger, however, details the transactions of various church funds, apparently those of the Lutheran Synod of Southwest Virginia. Included are account statements showing the synodical apportionments of individual churches, as well as account statements for various church projects and missions, such as an orphanage, home and foreign missions, assorted foreign relief funds, Elizabeth College, a theological seminary, and various educational sponsorships.
Dates
- Creation: 1906 - 1922
Creator
- Brown, George (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the George Brown Account Book must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
According to Wythe County, Virginia: a Bicentennial History, George D. Brown served as a deputy county treasurer with W. H. Spiller in 1906. George D. Brown, 17, appears in the 1880 census within the farm home of Rufus and Margaret A. Brown in Wythe County's Black Lick District. County records show that a George D. Brown and Martha M. Groseclose were married in the Lutheran church at Marion, Virginia in 1892. Subsequent census records show that George and Martha Brown continued to live and farm in Wythe County's Black Lick District. The Browns had no children and both were still living in Wythe County as late as 1930.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ledger containing list of delinquent Wythe County, Virginia taxpayers and details of church fund accounts.
Acquisition Information
The George Brown Account Book was acquired by Newman Library prior to 1941.
Physical Characteristics
0.1 cu. ft. 1 folder
Processing Information
The processing and description of the George Brown Account Book commenced and was completed in February, 2011. The item had been originally cataloged as the George Brown Tax Records Book, but the name was changed in the course of processing to more accurately reflect the volume's contents.
- Title
- A Guide to the George Brown Account Book, 1906-1922
- Subtitle
- A collection in Special Collections.
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- ©2011 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu