The Brown Sisters Letters
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History
These letters are from Susan Newman Brown 1851 and her sister Mary Quincy Brown 1849. A few of the letters are written to them, from their mother, and from their father. One is from their sister Lucy.
The Images
All documents have a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.
- A Letter Written on Nov 29, 1847
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Mary Quincy Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked Dec 1, [1847] in Newburyport, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Sep 26, 1848[?]
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mr. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked Sep 27. [A Wednesday in 1848]
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Oct 27, 1848
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper, but never postmarked. Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Nov 24, 1848
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown at the Seminary.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Feb 15, 1849
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Mary Quincy Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked Feb 15 [1849] on the Eastern RR.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Feb 23, 1849
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked Feb 23 [1849] on the Eastern RR.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 4, 1849
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked May 4 in South Hadley.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Nov 5, 1849
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Nov 13, 1849
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jan 29, 1850
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked Jan 30 in South Hadley. Sealed with a sticker with a heart and the motto "break it not" on it.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Mar 8, 1850
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Nov 21, 1850
- envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.
- page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jun 19, 1851
- page 1 The cover has been removed, and only the letter itself survives. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.