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John Brown Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0199
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a letter written by John Brown to his wife. It was written from Grigsby’s Bluff and gives news of the people there, in particular, their health. Grigsby’s Bluff was located on the Neches River in Eastern Jefferson County. Its name was changed to Port Neches in 1901.

Dates

  • 1862

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the John Brown Letter must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical / Historical

Nothing is known about the author.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 letter)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains a letter written by John Brown to his wife. It was written from Grigsby’s Bluff and gives news of the people there, in particular, their health. Grigsby’s Bluff was located on the Neches River in Eastern Jefferson County. Its name was changed to Port Neches in 1901.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Fondren Library by Mrs. Halora Adams Burleson in May 1973.

General Note

This collection is available online at: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/21716

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the John Brown Letter, 1862
Status
Completed
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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