Lewis Brown Papers, 1812-1856.

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Lewis Brown Papers, 1812-1856.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476438864

Includes promissory notes, cancelled checks and some correspondence. While most of Brown's business was in Pennsylvania, by the 1840s he was dealing with merchants in New Orleans, St. Louis, Vincennes, and other Western cities.

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New-York Historical Society Library

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New-York Historical Society Library

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Brown, Lewis, Captain

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Merchant, Philadelphia. From the description of Lewis Brown Papers, 1812-1856. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 476438864 There is very little known about the two parties involved in this purchase. It is known, however, that land speculation and purchasing flourished during the first half of the 1830s especially for businessmen in the New York City area. By 1836 President Andrew Jackson decided to substantially reduce the amount of power wielded by ...