The Brown Sisters Letters

History

These letters are from Susan Newman Brown 1851 and her sister Mary Quincy Brown 1849. A few of the letters are written to them, from their mother, and from their father. One is from their sister Lucy.

The Images

All documents have a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.

A Letter Written on Nov 29, 1847: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Mary Quincy Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked Dec 1, [1847] in Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 26, 1848[?]: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mr. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked Sep 27. [A Wednesday in 1848]; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 2, 1848: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper, but never postmarked. Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked in October in Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 27, 1848: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper, but never postmarked. Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 24, 1848: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown at the Seminary.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Feb 15, 1849: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Mary Quincy Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked Feb 15 [1849] on the Eastern RR.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Feb 23, 1849: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked Feb 23 [1849] on the Eastern RR.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on May 4, 1849: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked May 4 in South Hadley.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 5, 1849: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 13, 1849: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on March 8, 1850: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 16, 1850: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked Nov 18 [1850] in South Hadley.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 21, 1850: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 23, 1850: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked Nov 23 [1850] in South Hadley.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jun 19, 1851: page 1 The cover has been removed, and only the letter itself survives. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.