Scope and Contents January 4, 1915 J.T. Brown to Cassie, Richmond, Va. VPI board meeting … travel plans. January 9, 1915 ‘Papa’ J.T. Brown to F.B. Saunders, Norfolk, Va. Peronneau thinks you will consider us crazy if you and your mother go Tuesday as intended. I want Va. well represented at the assembly. I will reserve a seat for you on the train. January 13, 1915 S.S. Lynn to J.T. Brown, Bedford, Va. Invoice for surveying. January 15, 1915 Mary Tucker to F.B. Brown, Nome, AK. No fresh food here in the winter...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents April 17, 1915 J.T. Brown to Dr. J. Sinkler Irvine, Evington, Va. Reply; the Driscoll sale. May 19, 1915 Judge J.R. Tucker to his sister, Mrs. J. Thompson Brown, Nome, AK. Work in Nome … plans to travel home … Log Cabin Social Club Case decision has been affirmed in CA. May 24, 1915 Judge J.R. Tucker to J. Thompson Brown Nome, AK. Reply; Arrangements for my wife to return to Va. without me. July 3, 1915 G.McD. Hampton to Judge J.R. Tucker Columbia, SC. Glad to have the...

Scope and Contents October 26, 1915 Judge J.R. Tucker to J. Thompson Brown, Jr., Nome, AK. Possible employment for you next summer here. I will pay your expenses out here. You will see the great land. October 4, 1915 J.T. Brown to J. Stewart Walker Evington, Va. Would you consider a 5 year mortgage on my properties for $10,000? October 9, 1915 J.T. Brown to John Stewart Walker, Evington, Va. Reply; mortgage for Northcote, Lee, Jones tracts and Ivy Cliff. October 22, 1915 Daniel Grinnan to J.T. Brown, Richmond,...

Scope and Contents January 19, 1916 Daniel Grinnan to J.T. Brown, Richmond, Va. Recapitulation on the sale of property. March 1, 1916 J. Bryan to J.T. Brown, Richmond, Va. Hall agreed to terms for sale of Ivy Cliff timber to pay debts owed him. March 8, 1916 J. Bryan to J.W. Brown Richmond, Va. Sale of timber and debt payment. March 8, 1916 J. Bryan to J.T. Brown, Richmond, Va. Sale of timber and debt payment. March 28, 1916 Unknown sender to Mrs. Mary Tucker Ft. McIntosh, Laredo, Texas Very hot here. Am...

Scope and Contents April 12, 1916 J. Bryan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. I am selling you the agreed timber for $8500. Give me weekly updates on cutting and marketing. May 9, 1916 J. Bryan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. Glad to know you are making progress. July 25, 1916 T.C. Johnson to J.T. Brown, Norfolk, Va. Reply; hiring for the Va. Experiment Station. Would like to interview the candidate personally … board will pay my way to the Midwest. September 14, 1916 J.R. Tucker to his wife, Mary Tucker, Missoula,...

Scope and Contents January 5, 1917 J.W. Brown to Jonathan Bryan, Evington, Va. I would like to see you in person and explain my actions and point of view. My errors have been costly, but had you allowed me to continue operations, I think I could have recouped all losses. January 23, 1917 J. Bryan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. I am leaving soon for South America; need your report before I go. January 31, 1917 Wade to J.T. Brown, Christiansburg, Va. Imperative that VPI Executive Committee meet. Let us know about...

Scope and Contents March 3, 1917 J.D. Eggleston to Honorable Carter Glass, Blacksburg, Va. Recommend strongly J.T. Brown to appointment on federal board of vocation education. He has been rector of the Board of Visitors here for over 20 years and is widely considered a leader. March8, 1917 W.J. Schoene to J.T. Brown Blacksburg, Va. Reply; enclosed letter and booklet. March 17, 1917 Joseph Dupuy Eggleston to Claude A. Swanson, Blacksburg, Va. Reply; recommendation of J.T. Brown to federal board of vocation...

Scope and Contents April 6, 1917 H. St. Greorge Tucker to J.T. Brown, Lexington, Va. Regarding Vocational Education appointment. April 9, 1917 J. Hope Tyler to J.T. Brown Halwick, Va. April 10, 1917 Carter Glass to J.T. Brown, Washington, DC. Endorses him for Vocational Education appointment. April 11, 1917 J.G. Ferneyhaugh and C.G. Crawford to J.T. Brown, Richmond, Va. Telegram (Two telegrams). April 21, 1917 C. Purcell McCue to J.T. Brown, Greenwood, Va. Enclosing a letter from the president in support of...

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May 2, 1917 Jonathan Bryan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. To meet in Richmond. May 10, 1917 H.M. Smith, Jr. to the president, Washington DC., Richmond, Va. I am recommending J.T. Brown whom I have known many years. He would be a credit to all as a member of the federal board of vocation education. May 17, 1917 J. Bryan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. Charles S. Luck to represent Bryan’s interest in lumber. May 19, 1917 Jonathan Bryan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. Mr. Luck assessed lumber.

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June 11, 1917 J. Bryan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. Mr. Luck reports on timbering; expected greater results. June 22, 1917 R. Walker to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. July 20, 1917 J. Bryan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. Confirmation about discontinuing timber operations; puts matters into hands of Walker and Mosby. July 31, 1917 R. Walker to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. Cooperate with Bryan and Grinnan in sale of equipment and timber.

Scope and Contents August 6, 1917 Daniel Grinnan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. Wants to meet with J.W. Brown. August 9, 1917 J. Bryan to J.W. Brown, Richmond, Va. Authorizes Willcox to purchase six draft animals. Conditions for sawing and delivering timber are outlined. Judge Grinnan will send a formal document. August 22, 1917 J.W. Brown to J. Bryan Evington, Va. August 30, 1917 J.W. Brown to Judge Grinnan, Richmond, Va. Evington, Va. Written on R.H. Langhorne letterhead. Draft of a partial letter asking for...

Scope and Contents October 20, 1917 Maxwell G. Wallace to F.B.C. Brown. Sympathy concerning the death of your mother. October 26, 1917 J. Bryan to J.T. Brown, Richmond, Va. October 30, 1917 J.T. Brown to J. Bryan, Evington, Va. Financial problems, reply; concerning the sale of Brown’s lands. ‘I am broken in heart and spirit.’ November 5, 1917 J.T. Brown to D. Grinnan Evington, Va. Requests papers for tract of land to review. November 6, 1917 R. Walker to J.T. Brown, Richmond, Va. Statement of Brown’s account...

Scope and Contents January 9, 1918 T.C. Johnson to J.T. Brown, Norfolk, Va. Regarding permission for Va. Truck Experiment Station. March26, 1918 Mary Ball to Frances Brown Saunders, Miami Beach, Florida. Post card. April 8, 1918 D. Tucker Brown to F.B.C. Brown Co. B. 506 Engineers S. Battalion via New York (US military). His affairs were anything but good when he left but he arranged things. Father wastes time on VPI. June 2, 1918 J.R. Tucker to J.T. Brown, Nome, Alaska. September 14, 1918, Governor...

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March 9, 1919 [?] Brown to ‘Frances’ Langley, Va. (US military stationary). “No word yet regarding my discharge…” May 8, 1919 Fleming Saunders to Frances Brown Saunders Va. News of Family and Friends. October 31, 1919 H. St. George Tucker to my nephew (J.T. Brown), Lexington, Va. Asks Brown to urge his appointment “when Martin (?) dies, which poor fellow, he must.”

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July 1920 Elsie to Fleming Saunders, Williamsburg, Va. postcard. July 12, 1920 Papa to Frances Brown, Roanoke, Va. Transportation arrangements. Visit of Noland Murphy. July 28, 1920 Papa to Frances Brown, Roanoke, Va. Draft of obituary for Captain Fleming Saunders. July 29, 1920 J.T. Brown to ‘dear’ Roanoke, Va. Arrangements for transportation. October 12, 1920 Tucker Brown to ‘papa’, City Point, Va. Thank you for picture.

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May 1921 John Wingo to Frances. Condolences on the death of her father. May 19, 1921 Bettie S. Kirkpatrick to Frances Bland Brown Saunders, New London, Va. A letter of sympathy over the loss of J.T. Brown. “We have few men more devoted to public welfare…and whose private life was more pure.”

Scope and Contents August 1925 Yoland (Mrs. J.T. Brown, Jr.) to Frances Delaware. Hospital Family news. Lists children and grandchildren. August 31, 1925 J.R. Tucker to Frances Bedford, Va. Discusses aristocracy, wealth and feudal system. February 24, 1926 (or 1928) Unknown sender to Mrs. J.R. Tucker Athens, Greece Post card. November 28, 1929 Cousin Maria to Frances Bland Brown Saunders, Richmond, Va. Thanks for returning the family record. Wish you could see you, but I’m now 90 years old. Travels and...

Scope and Contents January 4, 1930 Cousin May to Frances Bland Brown Saunders, Richmond, Va. Family news and local affairs. May 7, 1930 John Willcox Brown to Fleming Saunders, Jr. New York, NY. Family news. September 30, 1930 Unknown sender to Mrs. John Wingo Balboa, Canal Zone, Panama. Life pleasant in Canal Zone. Tucker has “a real position” and he’s called on Cuban President and others. Incomplete. October 3, 1930 Datus Smith to D. Tucker Brown Princeton, NJ. April 1, 1932 Frances B.B. Saunders to Fleming...

Scope and Contents August 1, 1934 Sallie Queensburg to F.B.B. Saunders, Blacksburg, Va. Post card. September 10, 1934 Elsie to F.B.B. Saunders, Martinsville, Va. Post card. April 1, 1935 Joseph Dupuy Eggleston to F.B.B. Saunders, Hampden-Sydney College, Va. Returning old papers which he copied by hand. May 9, 1935 May to F.B.B. Saunders, Charleston, WV. Gives subscription to Southern Churchman. Deplores the lack of standards. Family news. August 23, 1935 Barbara to F.B.B. Saunders Balboa, Canal Zone, Panama....

Scope and Contents January 12, 1936 ‘Cousin John to F.B. (Frances Bland Saunders) Enjoyed bobwhites; Cousin Mary hospitalized for arthritis. February 3, 1936 Burke to F.B.B. Saunders Santo Domingo. Post Card. February 24, 1936 Burke to F.B.B. Saunders Coamo. Post card. February 28, 1936 E. Brown to F.B.B. Saunders, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Trip to Virgin Islands was great; fine time in Puerto Rico. September 24, 1936 Beverly T.M. Laughlin to the Saunders New York, NY. Information about Tucker Family,...

Scope and Contents June 23, 1937 Fleming Saunders, Jr. to his mother, F.B.B. Saunders, Petersburg, Va. Post card. June 25, 1937 Fleming Saunders, Jr. to Mrs. Fleming Saunders Petersburg, Va. “Donald and I play tennis every morning.” June 30, 1937 E.B.W. to F.B.B. Saunders, Norfolk, Va. Enroute to Camp Pokomoke, Sebago Lake, Maine. July 29, 1937 J.W. Brown, Jr. to F.B.B. Saunders, Old Hickory, Tennessee. Family news, travels, and difficulties of his work. October 5, 1937 Emily to F.B.B. Saunders, Lynchburg, Va....

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May 15, 1938 May to F.B.B. Saunders, Atlantic City, NJ Post card. May 7, 1938 Fleming Saunders to F.B.B. Saunders. Life on the farm. May 11, 1938 Susan to Eva Local news of family and friends. May 12, 1938 Elsie to F.B.B. Saunders Philadelphia, PA. May 15, 1938 F.B.B. Saunders [?] to Fleming Saunders Westport, CT Discusses clothing. December 20, 1938 Cousin John to Frances New York, NY. Mary is better; Peachy not well. Family news.

Scope and Contents February 3, 1939 Isobel Hubbard to F.B.B. Saunders, Williamsburg, Va. Jim has first real job in forestry in Rhode Island; Ben in Waynesboro; she retires in February, but has another job in an antique shop. February 28, 1939 Patty Gibson to F.B.B. Saunders, Fort Benning, GA Family news, includes photographs. March 8, 1939 Mrs. J.T. Brown, Jr. to Mrs. F. Saunders Montchanin, Delaware. Enjoyed Willcox Adsit’s wedding. Mary improved, Peachy not. “…plan to go en masse to the South Carolina...

Scope and Contents February 1, 1940 Elsie to Mrs. Fleming Saunders. Discusses the friendship between Ran and Fleming. February 14, 1940 Mrs. John M. Glenn to Mrs. F. Saunders, New York, NY. Knows she misses children. Family news. February 16, 1940 John Thompson Brown to Frances Brown Flemings. Worry about Peronneau. Talks about his children. February 26, 1940 Margaret Glenn to Frances. Fanny sailing to France. Elizabeth going to St. Catherine’s. Doesn’t know who painted the McFarland portraits. February 27,...

Scope and Contents April 4, 1940 [?] to F.B.B. Saunders, Richmond, Va. Post card; Margaret and I will be visiting Lynchburg on Sunday and hope to see you. May 7, circa 1940, Cousin May to Francis Broke her leg. May 25, 1940 Libby to Mrs. Fleming Saunders St. Catherine’s School, Richmond, Va. St. Catherine’s dance was great. Parent’s anniversary. Going to Gloucester in August. June 18, 1940 Mary W. Glenn to F.B. Saunders, New York, NY. Yolande and Glenn are spending two days. Enclosed life insurance policy for...