Peru-Brown-Hollister collection, 1771-1860 (inclusive), [microform].

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Peru-Brown-Hollister collection, 1771-1860 (inclusive), [microform].

The collection consists of three separate manuscripts compiled on one reel. Included are: "Casa de Moneda de Potosi, Peru 1771-1772"; John Brown papers, 1849-1860; and the "History of Santo Domingo," by Gideon H. Hollister.

1 reel.

eng,

spa,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6692722

Yale University Library

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Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...

Hollister, G. H. (Gideon Hiram), 1817-1881

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Lawyer, historian and author; served as U.S. minister to Haiti, 1868-1869. Perhaps best known for his History of Connecticut published in 1855; also published several books of fiction and poetry. From the description of Gideon Hollister papers, 1850-1892. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 771916821 ...