Joseph E. Brown Sales Journal
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a sales journal of land lots by Thomas L. Bishop, attorney at law, for Joseph E. Brown, of the "Brown Annex," which was located in District 22 (14th District) land lot 112, near the Exposition Cotton Mills. The sales journal lists the date of sale, a description of the land lot sold, the buyer's name, the amount paid by the buyer, and the expenses due in commission to Thomas L. Bishop. Near the end of the journal there are several transactions that pertain to the sale of land to the Collins Brick Company. There is also a copy of a bond for the title agreement between Joseph E. Brown and R. H. Smith.
Dates
- 1892-1894
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894) was born to Mackey Brown (1797-1874) and Sally Rice (1797-1874) in South Carolina. In 1844, he opened an academy in Canton, Georgia and began reading law. He attended law school at Yale for one year, where he earned his degree in 1846. Afterwards, he returned to Canton to practice law. He served as Georgia State Senator for the 41st District from 1849 to 1850; Georgia Presidential Elector in 1852; Georgia Superior Court Judge for the Blue Ridge Circuit from 1855 to 1857; Trustee of the University of Georgia from 1857-1889; Georgia's governor from 1857 to 1865; Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court from 1868 to 1870; a board member on the Atlanta Board of Education from 1869 to 1889; president of the Western and Atlantic Railroad from 1870 to 1890; and U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891. He is buried in Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery.
Extent
1 item(s)
Language
English
Acquisition Information
Unknown
Description Control
Collection reprocessed in 2007.
- Title
- Joseph E. Brown Sales Journal, 1892-1894ahc.MSS 30F
- Author
- Inventory prepared by Helen Matthews
- Date
- June 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository