Mason Brayman family papers, 1873-1895.

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Mason Brayman family papers, 1873-1895.

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Letters from Brayman and his wife, Mary (Williams) Brayman (1816-1886), to their daughter Ada and her husband, William H. Bailhache, of Washington, D.C., during Brayman's governorship of Idaho Territory, 1876-1880. There are 93 letters by Brayman; 7 by his wife; 6 from Mrs. Bailhache to her parents; 7 by Emma Langford and 9 by George W. Chatterton to the Braymans and Bailhaches; and single letters by a granddaughter, Adah Brayman Bailhache; I.P. Christiancy; E.J. Curtis, Secretary of Idaho Territory; Ann Eastman; Albert D. Hager; A.G. Porter; W.K. Rogers; William E. Smith, Governor of Wisconsin; and from George W. Lee to Clinton W. Moore. Some Brayman Mss. in the papers include a copy of his message to the Council and House, January 13, 1879, 41 l.; an 8-page autobiographical sketch (ca. 1881-1885); a 9-page text for "Sabbath School"; a 2-page Ms. on "Chinook Winds"; letters by Brayman on Idaho topics, clipped from newspapers; a small scrapbook of clippings, mostly from 1879 to 1886; an obituary clipping from the Kansas City Journal, 1895; and a pamphlet sermon, delivered by Rev. T.E. Vassar at Brayman's funeral.

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Brayman, Mason, 1813-1895

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Brayman was born in Buffalo, New York on May 23, 1813. Raised with a Calvinist outlook and a hatred of liquor, he was apprenticed to a printer at the age of 17. Five years later he became editor of a local newspaper. In addition to his work with newspapers, he studied law and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1836. The year after his admission to the bar, Brayman married his wife, Mary. She was a direct descendant of Roger Williams and the union produced two daughters and a son. Following h...