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Mss 1-413
Henry Brenneman
(1791-1866)
Collection
Papers, 1821-1890
3 Boxes (1 Gray,
1 Wooden Box, 1
Oversize folder)
Introduction
This collection consists of the papers of Henry
Brenneman
(1791-1866) and Henry B. Brenneman (1831-1887). The Brennemans were an
important family of leaders in Ohio during much of the nineteenth
century, also influential throughout much of the Mennonite world of
their day. Henry B. Brenneman later moved to Elkhart, Indiana, where he
helped create a Sunday school curriculum for the Mennonite Publishing
Company. (A more detailed biographical summary is found in box 1,
folder 1b)
Inventory
Box 1 (Gray)
Henry
Brenneman (1791-1866)
Papers
1/1a Accession Record
1/1b Brenneman and Mumaw Information
1/2 Smallpox Account, 1838
1/3 Diary of Henry Brenneman, 1865
1/4 Letter written to Henry Brenneman from Christian and Anna
Brenneman, 1854
1/5 Original music written by Henry Brenneman on
scraps of paper
1/6 Matters after Father Henry died, [1834?] - 1862
1/7 List of items sold and prices realized of the sale of Henry
Brenneman after his death in 1866 (Found in oversize folder, mapcase)
1/8 Business letters and notes of Henry Brenneman, 1854-1865
1/9 Account Book, 1837
1/10 Account Book, 1843
1/11 Account Book, 1844
1/12 Account Book, 1848
1/13 Account Book, 1851
1/14 Land Deeds signed by President Monroe,
1821-1823 (Found in
oversize folder, Mapcase)
1/15 Photocopy of Land Deeds, 1821-23 (Copy of deeds in folder 1/14)
1/16 Deeds, 1836-1838 and Mortgage, 1862 (Found in oversize folder,
mapcase)
1/17 Tax and receipts of Henry & Henry B. Brenneman, 1828-1868
Henry B. Brenneman (1831-1887) Papers
1/18 Letter written by Henry B. Brenneman, 1867
1/19 Correspondence to Henry B. Brenneman written in German, 1871, 1872
1/20 Letters to Henry B. Brenneman, 1864-1873
1/21 Sedwick Letters, 1857-1858 (includes Gerald Mumaw’s article "The
Significance of the Sedwick Letters," Mennonite Historical Bulletin,
April 1971.
1/22 W.S. Sedwick Newsletters, 1860, 1861
1/23 Military Exemption: Monetary Receipts, 1864, 1965
1/24 Bible Class Record
1/25 License for Selling Books, 1866, 1867
1/26 Business Letters and Notes, 1866-1871
1/27 Account Books, 1853, 1865
1/28 Notebooks, 1876, [ ?]
1/29 Bill of sale of farm to Amos Mumaw, 1884 (Found in oversize
folder, mapcase)
1/30 Lock of hair of Henry Brenneman, son of Christian Brenneman, 1843
1/31 Medical Information (Found in oversize
folder, mapcase)
1/32 Map of Weyer’s Cave, Augusta co., VA (Found in oversize folder,
mapcase)
1/33 Poem by Daniel Brenneman (Found in oversize folder, mapcase)
1/34 Small Publications: Lyrics, Music, etc.
Box 2 (Wooden Box)
Artifacts, including Wooden Box, Books,
Wallet, Pen and
Inkpot, ca. 1857-1890
This wooden box, with key, is the original
"Brenneman box" that
housed the papers and books of this collection. For further details see
materials in folder 1/1b. Materials currently housed in the box are:
2/1 Book, The United States Letter Writer
(Vereinigten Staaten
Briefsteller), 1857
2/2 Song Book, Hymns and Tunes, 1890, owned by Amos Mumaw
2/3 Pamphlet, Mattson M.D., Morris, "Family Guide to the use of
Mattson’s Elastic Syringe", 1861
2/4 Booklet, Bericht der Verhandlungen
(The first Amish
Dienerversammlung, 1866), inscribed "J. Kartz."
2/5 Leather Wallet
2/6 Artifact – metal quill with inkpot
2/7 White tablet, 4"x 5" (nothing written in it)
Box 3 (Oversize
Folder)
Henry Brenneman (1791-1866) Papers (Oversize
Materials)
3/1 List of items sold and prices realized of
the sale of Henry
Brenneman after his death in 1866 (Found in oversize folder, mapcase)
(Listed as 1/7)
3/2 Land Deeds signed by President Monroe, 1821-1823 (Found in oversize
folder, Mapcase) (Listed as 1/14)
3/3 Deeds, 1836-1838 and Mortgage, 1862 (Found in oversize folder,
mapcase) (Listed as 1/16)
Henry B. Brenneman (1831-1887) Papers
(Oversize Materials)
3/4 Bill of sale of farm to Amos Mumaw, 1884
(Found in oversize
folder, mapcase) (Listed as 1/29)
3/5 Medical Information (Found in oversize folder, mapcase) (Listed as
1/31)
3/6 Map of Weyer’s Cave, Augusta co., VA (Found in oversize folder,
mapcase) (listed as 1/32)
3/7 Poem by Daniel Brenneman (Found in oversize folder, mapcase)
(Listed as 1/33)
Name and Subject Tracings
Brenneman, Christian, 1793-1859 1/4
Brenneman, Daniel, 1834-1919 1/2, 1/13, 1/20, 1/33
Brenneman, Henry B., 1831-1887 passim
Brenneman, Henry, 1791-1866 passim
Brenneman, John M., 1816-1895 1/13, 1/20
Chronology, 1821-1874
Conscientious Objectors 1/23
Hershey, A.C. 1/20
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (President, 1861-1865) 1/3
Mennonites – Indiana – Elkhart County 1/1
Mennonites – Ohio – Fairfield County 1/1, 1/16
Mennonites – Ohio – Perry County 1/14
Monroe, James, 1758-1831 (President, 1817-25) 1/1, 1/14
Sedwick, W.S. 1/21, 1/22
U.S. – History-Civil War 1/3
January 28, 2004 / Posted on web by Rebecca Allen
June 6, 2003 / Slightly updated by Dennis Stoesz
March 26, 2000 / Posted on Web by Erin Wilson
November 17, 1994 / Processed by Ann Wenger, with Leonard Gross as
supervisor.
File: "Hm1-413.doc"
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