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Me too!! I think James Johnson Brown (1812-1883) of Howardsville, VA is in
those records. He had two packet boats, Laura and Rosa ( the names of his
two daughters) on the canal. And he had a store on his property called
"Social Hall" in Howardsville. The building used for the store was still
standing in 1999. I haven't been there since then. The store supposedly
doubled as a Doctor's office for Dr. Boaz (forgot his 1st name off top of
my head). He somehow was related through marriage, I think his daughter
married one of JJ's sons.
On Tue, Feb 6, 2024, 10:14 AM Lyle E. Browning <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I’d like to suggest digitizing the records of the James River Company and
> anything else that pertains to the James River & Kanawha Canal as well as
> the records of convict hires from the State Penitentiary who worked on the
> canal or in the quarries in the James River between 14th Street and Belle
> Isle.
>
> How might that get put into the list of things to be digitized?
>
> Thanks,
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> Lyle Browning, RPA
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