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Brown, Bessie (fl. 1874) to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.208 Author/Creator: Brown, Bessie (fl. 1874) Place Written: Clifton, Staten Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 18 April 1874 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 26.4 cm. Order a Copy

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."

Hunt had served as Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Harvey Brown served in the United States Army 5th Light Artillery during the Civil War. He was promoted Brigadier-General 23 November 1861 by brevet at Fort Pickens, Florida, and Major-General 2 August 1866.

Brown, Bessie, fl. 1874
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889
Brown, Harvey, 1795-1874
Paulding, John, 1758-1818

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