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Identifier: M021.1

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Series Description:

From the Series:

This series consists of approximately 50 letters written between 1792-1797, including correspondence from Charles B. Brown to Joseph Bringhurst, Jr., or Debby Ferris. Also included in this series is a copy of "Rasselas" by Samuel Johnson with a poem by Charles B. Brown inscribed on the endpapers. Many of the letters originally listed in the Bennett Census as correspondence between "Petrarch" [Charles B. Brown] and Debby Ferris have since been reclassified as correspondence between "Petrarch" [Joseph Bringhurst, Jr.] and Debby Ferris. These letters include Bennet Census numbers 54, 55, 57, and 58, located in series M21.2, titled "Correspondence: Other."

Dates

  • Creation: 1792-1821, undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1792 - 1797

Creator

Access Restrictions:

Photocopies of correspondence provided for patron use. Correspondence also available on microfilm. (1796 Sep 14 letter not included on microfilm).

Extent

From the Series: 0.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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