Scope and Content This collections consists of business and personal papers, including correspondence and financial records of Elijah A. Brown Sr. and some of Elijah A. Brown Jr. In addition, there are papers pertaining to several Brown family members, including Governor Joseph E. Brown, Julius I. Brown, and Marcus J. Brown. Also included are records related to the operation of the Brown family farm, Brownwood, primarily legal documents and receipts for the sale of cotton. Of particular note are bills of sale...

Scope and Content This collection consists of a ledger containing the minutes of the stockholders' meetings and directors' meetings of the Flovilla Canning Company (Georgia) dating from the 1890s. Also included in the ledger is information regarding the Smith Brothers cotton crop of 1939. Other items include the Smith Brothers lumber business, guano accounts, and hay sold to the town of Jackson, Georgia. Also included in the collection are insurance policies and tax receipts belonging to Walter J. Smith...