John Brown Letter
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
- Creation: 1862
Creator
- Brown, John (Author, Person)
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
Abstract
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
- 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
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu