Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Brown, Sevellon A., fl. 1879 to William J. Warren re: response to a research inquiry about William Thompson

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04820 Author/Creator: Brown, Sevellon A., fl. 1879 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter Date: 1879/02/13 Pagination: 2p. 24.9 x 19.7 Order a Copy

Sevellon A. Brown of the State Department in Washington wrote to respond to Warren's inquiry about William Thompson, who served in the American Revolution. Brown gives information of what brigade he was in, and other details of his term of service. The letter is marked as a copy.

Brown, Sevellon A., fl. 1879
Warren, William J., fl. 1879
Thompson, William, fl. 1879

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources