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, to Mary Brown from her sister Lucy: 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 Jan 2, 1848, from Mary Brown to her father Newman Brown: envelope Addressed to Mr. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked Jan 2 [1848] in South Hadley.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 26, 1848[?], from Mary Brown to her father Newman Brown: 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, to Susan and Mary from their mother Susan March Brown: 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, to Susan from her father Newman Brown: 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, to Susan from her father Newman Brown: 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, to Susan and Mary from their mother Susan March Brown: 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, to Susan and Mary from their father Newman Brown: 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, from Susan to her mother Susan March Brown: 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 Jun 29, 1849, from Susan to her mother Susan March Brown: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mr. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked jun 29 in South Hadley.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 11, 1849, from Mary and Susan to their mother Susan March Brown: envelope Postmarked Oct 12 in South Hadley. The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mr. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 5, 1849, from Susan to her mother Susan March Brown: 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, from Mary to her mother Susan March Brown: 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 Dec 22, 1849, from Susan to her mother Susan March Brown: envelope Postmarked Dec 24 [1849] in South Hadley. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 31, 1849, from Mary and Susan to their parents: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Dec 31 [1849] in South Hadley. Addressed to Mr. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 29, 1850, from Mary to her mother Susan March Brown: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Mrs. Newman Brown, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked Jan 30 in South Hadley.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on March 8, 1850, from Susan to her mother Susan March Brown: 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 9, 1850, to Mary from her father Newman Brown: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Mary Q. Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked Nov 9 [1850] on the Eastern RR in Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter.
A Letter Written on Nov 16, 1850, from Susan to her mother Susan March Brown: 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, from Mary to her mother Susan March Brown: 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, from Mary to her mother Susan March Brown: 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 Feb 1, 1851, to Susan from her father Newman Brown: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Postmarked Feb 1 [1851] in Newburyport, Mass. Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown at Mount Holyoke.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jun 19, 1851, to Susan from her father Newman Brown: 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.
A Letter Written on Dec 30, 1851, to Mary and Susan from their father Newman Brown: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked Dec 30 [1851] in Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on May 30, 1852[?], to Susan and Mary from their parents: envelope The letter is folded and addressed on an exposed portion of the paper. Addressed to Miss Mary Quincy Brown at the Seminary. Postmarked May 31 [1852?] in Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 3, 1855, to Susan from her sister Mary Quincy Brown: envelope Addressed to Miss Susan N. Brown in Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked Dec 4 [1855] in Oxford, Ohio.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.