John Brown letters, 1851-1853.

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Brown, John, 1800-1859. John Brown letters, 1851-1853.

John Brown letters, 1851-1853.

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The collection consists of eleven letters, ten signed "Perkins and Brown" and one signed "John Brown" (dated March 30, 1852), all in Brown's handwriting. Ten of the letters were written to Brown's lawyer, Josiah Whipple Jenkins of Vernon, New York, between June 10, 1851 and August 31, 1852. One was written after Jenkin's death (he died October 10, 1852) to his successor, Ralph McIntosh; it is dated January 12, 1853 and signed "Perkins and Brown." All of the letters are concerned with litigation resulting from the breakup in 1849 of the business partnership between Simon Perkins and John Brown. In addition, there is a folder of provenance information, including an envelope which previously housed the letters with information about the letters written on it; a postcard of Jenkins' house in Vernon, New York; four newspaper clippings, including one about John Brown's visit to Vernon; and a bookdealer's catalog advertising another letter to Jenkins from John Brown. A twelfth letter, also signed "Perkins and Brown," was originally part of this collection but is now missing.

Eleven letters and one folder.

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