Brown family papers, 1715-1837, bulk 1800-1810.

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Brown family papers, 1715-1837, bulk 1800-1810.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61851426

The Brown Family Papers are largely comprised of commonplace books kept by Elijah Sr. on religious and political subjects. They contain occasional excerpts of Charles Brockden Brown's published and unpublished writings. Charles's notes for his novel Wieland are contained in a separate notebook, continued by his father as a commonplace book. Elijah Jr. is represented by eight volumes, most of which pertain to his work as a merchant, and there are two volumes belonging to Mary (Armitt) Brown. Two journals belonging to her grandfather, Maurice Lisle, are also included in this collection.

30 v., 1 box (2.33 linear ft.)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 7808215

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Brown, Elijah, 1776-1859

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Brown family.

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Elijah Brown Sr. (1740-1810) was a Quaker merchant who moved to Philadelphia from Nottingham, Pennsylvania, in 1757. His parents, James and Miriam (Churchman), were descended from Quakers who had settled in the colony at the time of William Penn's arrival. In 1761 Elijah married Mary Armitt, daughter of Joseph Armitt and Elizabeth Lisle. They had six children: Joseph Armitt, James, Armitt, Charles Brockden, Elizabeth, and Elijah Jr. Though most of the sons followed their father into the mercanti...

Brown, Mary Armitt, d. 1825.

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Horner, Eliza, 1775-1807.

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Lisle, Maurice, -1721 or 1722

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Brown, Elijah, 1740-1810

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Brown received his A.B. from Harvard in 1804. From the description of Mathematics notebook : manuscript, 1803. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612876850 ...

Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810

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Native of Philadelphia, novelist, journalist, the first person in the United States to make authorship his primary profession. Brown earned considerable distinction for a number of his novels. From the description of Travel journal, ca. 1800. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213494884 ...