John Mason Brown papers : letter, 1873.

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John Mason Brown papers : letter, 1873.

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Collection consists of a letter, written by John Mason Brown, to Samuel I.M. Major. The letter is a scathing critique of a newspaper article Major wrote in the Kentucky Yeoman, that used Brown's writings on the Magna Carta. Major editorialized the article and Brown's writings, which angered Brown. Brown's writings on the Magna Carta had previously appeared in Howard H. Gratz's Kentucky Gazette. The Yeoman was published in Frankfort, Kentucky. The Gazette was printed in Frankfort, but published in Lexington, Kentucky. The letter was written June 21, 1873.

1 item (2 leaves) ; 26 cm.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Brown, John Mason, 1837-1890

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John Mason Brown was born in Frankfort, Ky., 26 April 1837, the son of Mason and Mary (Yoder) Brown. He graduated from Yale College in 1856. He returned to Frankfort where he taught school and studied law. In April, 1860, he opened a law practice in St. Louis, Mo. He spent several months in 1861 and 1862 traveling in the Northwestern United States and British America. Upon his return from a trip to the Montana Territory in October, 1862, he was commissioned Major of the Kentucky10th cavalry regi...

Major, Samuel C. (Samuel Collier), 1869-1931

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"The Screw" was published between 1847 and 1850 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The first issue was published in the neighboring city of Louisville. Two of the editors of the newspaper were Samuel I.M. Major and John Monroe. The publication was semi-controversial because of the political content. In another newspaper, Major and Monroe printed an editorial about "The Screw" after publication ceased. In the statement the men, "avow ourselves as a part of the editors of the late anonymous paper called "The...

Gratz, Howard H., 1824-1913.

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