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Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895 to F.B. Sanborn

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08250 Author/Creator: Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 26, 1891 Pagination: Order a Copy

Acknowledging that his father, John Brown, sometimes offered remarks from the audience at religious assemblies, but refuting accounts that his father ever preached. Also discusses his brothers Jason's attempt to sell Sanborn's biography of their father.

Brown, John, 1800-1859

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