Brown, Henry James, 1811-1854. Papers of Henry James Brown, 1829-1884.
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Papers of Henry James Brown, 1829-1884.
Include business and personal correspondence, 1829-1854, of Henry James Brown and Robert Walton Brown Re: the administration of the Brown family lands, duties as postmasters for Cow Creek, Mo., portraits, Missouri and Virginia society, the terminal illness of Robert Walton Brown, the administration of Henry James Brown's Missouri hemp plantation, the 1849 cholera epidemic, western migration and the California gold rush, the Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute, and a fugitive slave. There is also a short note, 17 December 1848, from Thomas Sully to Henry James Brown on the color blue. Other correspondents include Susan Ann Hobson Brown, Robert Ruxton, William S. Brown, Ernest Franck, and the firms of Wilson & Brown, Chandler, Howard & Co., and Dibrell & Jones. Also include Henry James Brown's journal, ca. 1844-1848, describing events of a journey from Virginia to Missouri, and costs incurred, and including several sketches of trees; miscellaneous Brown and Worsham family correspondence, 1843-1884, regarding family matters, the economic distress of William S. Brown during the Civil War, travel in Virginia, and family deeds; and miscellaneous bills, receipts, and newspaper clippings. Also include the master's thesis, 1969, of Charles E. Worsham, Hunter College, entitled Henry James Brown, American artist: his life and works.
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