Consists of letters addressed to N.B. Browne, Esq., "attorney-at-law," at Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. The letters, arranged chronologically, are from people soliciting legal advice, as well as clients, lawyers, and judges. They reveal nineteenth-century legal and business practice; business etiquette; stationery, watermarks, sealing wax, and postmarks.
| 1845 | Box 1, F1 |
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Contains a letter concerning legal work from William Betz, probably Browne's brother-in-law, addressed to "Birdell." |
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| 1846 January-March | Box 1, F2 |
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Contains one letter from William Darling requesting information on how to obtain pasteboard boxes for filing legal documents. Also contains scraps of paper with hand calculations, possibly for legal fees. |
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| 1846 April-July | Box 1, F3 |
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Contains two letters from L. Gassaway about a lawsuit against an allegedly deranged church missionary who sued the Episcopal church in Georgetown, D.C. Mentions Blockley Hospital for the Insane, Philadelphia. |
Includes documents from political appointments held by N.B. Browne as Postmaster of Philadelphia, 1859-1860, and as Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Philadelphia, 1865-1867.
| Post Office Job Applicants, 1859-1860 | Box 1, F4 |
| Post Office References, 1860 | Box 1, F5 |
| Post Office Legal Documents, 1860-1861 | Box 1, F6 |
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Contains copy of a legal opinion by U.S. Attorney General J.S. Black. |
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| Treasury, 1865-1867 | Box 1, F7 |
Includes letters and reports to N.B. Browne, Treasurer of Fairmount Park Commission, 1868-1871; financial notes, checks, and receipts; letters and papers concerning Browne family members
| Fairmount Park, 1868-1871 | Box 1, F8 |
| Business, 1866-1871 | Box 1, F9 |
| Family, 1845-1873 | Box 1, F10 |