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Joseph Bringhurst, Sr., Papers, 1792-1814, n.d.
0.25 linear feet.
Catalog Number: M20
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Agency History / Biographical Note:
Joseph Bringhurst, Sr. (1733-1811), born in Philadelphia and a resident
of Wilmington, Delaware, was an early member of the American Philosophical
Society. He apprenticed as a cooper, but, like his father before
him, he instead became a merchant and amassed a respectable fortune
in trade. He was a prominent contributor to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Bringhurst, who never married, was the uncle of Joseph Bringhurst,
Jr. (1767-1834), a close friend of novelist Charles Brockden Brown.
Scope and Content:
The collection contains thirty-one letters (1792-1814), 14 of which
are by Bringhurst and addressed to his niece, Elizabeth Foulke.
The bulk of the remaining letters is written to her as well. Much
of the contents deals with the literary group that centered on the
Bringhurst home, and on the family's affairs. There is also a pen-&-ink
manuscript map marked "Anthony L. Bleeker's land."
Cite as: Joseph Bringhurst, Sr., Papers, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library.
Access Restrictions: None.
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