Brown (Moses) Papers, 1777-1815

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Summary

Title:
Moses Brown Papers,
Dates:
1777-1815
Creators:
Brown, Moses, 1742-1827
Abstract:
Moses Brown (October 2, 1742-February 9, 1827), prominent merchant and citizen of Newburyport, Massachusetts, developed a large foreign and domestic trade, especially in sugar, molasses and distilled rum. This collection contains records relating to Brown's involvement in the rum industry in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Included are account statements, invoices, correspondence, and distillery house orders.
Extent:
0.8 linear feet
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Moses Brown Papers, D-097, Department of Special Collections, University of California Library, Davis, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains records relating to Brown's involvement in the rum industry in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It is arranged in four series: 1. Account statements, 2. Invoices, 3. Correspondence, 4. Distillery house orders.

Biographical / historical:
Biographical Narrative

Moses Brown (October 2, 1742-February 9, 1827), prominent merchant and citizen of Newburyport, Massachusetts, was the youngest of thirteen children of Joseph Jr. and Abigail Brown. As a boy he was apprenticed to a chaise-maker and upon adulthood he started in business himself as a carriage manufacturer. Eventually he turned to commerce, developing a large foreign and domestic trade, especially in sugar, molasses and distilled rum. He increased his investments until he was the owner of several wharves, wharehouses, and distilleries, as well as extensive real estate in Newburyport and vicinity.

Source:Dictionary of American Biography, Volume 3. New York: Scribner, 1929. p. 147.

Acquisition information:
Purchased in 1994.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Date Prepared:

2004

©2004

Date Encoded:
EAD finding created by Sara Gunasekara. Encoded: 2004

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Moses Brown Papers, D-097, Department of Special Collections, University of California Library, Davis, California.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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