Brown, James, 1766-1835
Brown, James, 1766-1835
Dates
- Existence: 1766 - 1835
Biography
James Brown (September 11, 1766 – April 7, 1835) was a Virginia-born American lawyer, planter and politician who served as a Secretary of State for the new state of Kentucky, and later as U.S. Senator from Louisiana, and Minister to France (1823-1829) before his retirement and death in Philadelphia.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
James Brown letter
Webster Mss 827426
Collection
Identifier: Mss 827426
Date(s):
1827-07-26
Abstract
In English.
Thomas Gray letter
Mss 758578
Collection
Identifier: Mss 758578
Date(s):
1758-10-28
Scope and Contents
Letter from Thomas Gray to James Brown in Cambridge, England. The letter discusses personal and ecclediastical matters, mentions receipt of first act of William Mason's play. Tipped to front flyleaf of Thomas Gray's poem "The Poems of Mr. Gray."