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James Brown

1766–1835 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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The Reverend John Brown and his family

Stokes, Durward T. · 1970 · Filson Club

Durward T. Stokes's article on the Reverend John Brown (1728-1803) and his family, detached from the Filson Club History Quarterly for January 1970. The Hillsborough connection is Brown's son James Brown (1766-1835), who lived in the town during the Revolutionary War. Pages 19 to 37.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Brown, James, 1766-1835.

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  1. Rochester opens a Hillsborough store with Thomas Hart and James Brown The partnership was successful and Rochester began putting his earnings into real estate. The business was liquidated in 1780 when British occupation of Hillsborough became a probability, and Hart moved his family to Maryland. People: Thomas Hart, James BrownSearch the index · NCpedia (Dictionary of North Carolina Biography): Rochester, Nathaniel

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