| Description | There are five photographs of the construction of the Northern Uruguayan railway, two other photographs of two men in local dress, a passport for Brown, dated 1887, his contract of employment, and a number of letters home to his parents while he was working in South America. There is also a balance sheet for the company for the year 1891. |
| Admin History | Hubert Milner Brown (fl 1887-1892), accountant with the Northern Uruguay Railway Co., was employed as an assistant accountant in 1887, and travelled to Uruguay. There he was in charge of paying the men building the railway, and personally had to carry the wages to them. Never was he attacked, despite the regularity of his arrivals, possibly due to the idea that he was an excellent shot. |