to Henry Jackson Hunt

Brown, Bessie, fl. 1874 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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GLC#
GLC02382.208-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
circa April 18, 1874
Author/Creator
Brown, Bessie, fl. 1874
Title
to Henry Jackson Hunt
Place Written
Clifton, Staten Island
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 26.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Date inferred from contents. Pertains to the funeral of Harvey Brown. Bessie transmits the address of her father's funeral. Gives Hunt, who is to write a memorial for her father, insight into his "home life, his gentleness, consideration and thoughtful love... " Notes that her father died of Bright's disease, which he contracted in the military, and that this disease had caused him to leave Fort Meade in 1854 and Fort Pickens in 1861. Discusses memorable events of her father's life, including his service as a funeral escort for Revolutionary War notable John Paulding "the last of Andre's captors."

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