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William Dawson Brown Collection : Memoir; Biographical notes
Title
William Dawson Brown Collection : Memoir; Biographical notes 1827-1871.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Notes
William Dawson Brown (1827-1871) was a clock peddler, born in Ohio, who spent his early life in Henry and Grant counties in Indiana before moving to Illinois and California.
AMDigital Reference: SC 143.
Reproduction of: William Dawson Brown Collection c. 1827-1871.
Earlham College Friends Library
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Summary
Description: The collection consists of a typescript of an autobiography, dealing mostly with William Dawson Brown’s life in Indiana. Although not a Quaker, Brown's mother came from a large Quaker family, and the autobiographical journal has considerable information on Quaker neighbours and relatives. The original journal is in the possession of Brown's great grand-daughter, Mrs Mary Ellen (Winters) Kling (Joseph) in Portland, Oregon. The journal describes the family move from Ohio to Indiana, births and deaths in the family, pioneer frontier life in the early nineteenth century, religious faith, and travelling experiences in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Missouri. Pages 1-79 are written by William; the remaining 9 pages are written by his daughter Viola after her father's death.
Variant and related titles
Frontier life : borderlands, settlement & colonial encounters.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 18, 2018
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