TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Restrictions

Administrative Information

Search Terms

A Finding Aid to the John Carter Brown Papers. 1759-1816.

Manuscript Collection No. 453



Introduction

Repository: The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Creator: Brown, John Carter.
Title: John Carter Brown Papers.
Dates: 1759-1816.
Quantity: 1.6 linear feet.
Abstract: Correspondence with colonial Jewish merchants of Newport, R.I., concerning business matters and the iron industry.
Collection Number: MS-453
Language: Collection material in English.

Biographical Sketch

Businessman and iron maker of Providence, R.I.


Scope and Content Note

Correspondence with colonial Jewish merchants of Newport, R.I., concerning business matters and the iron industry.


Restrictions

Terms of Access and Use

The John Carter Brown Papers are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.

Property and Literary Rights

Property rights are held by the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by John Carter Brown and his heirs. Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of materials.

Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.


Photostat copies.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the John Carter Brown Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:

[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-453. John Carter Brown Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Provenance

Donor information for the John Carter Brown Papers is not available.

Processing Information

Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.

Accruals and Additions

No further accruals are expected to this collection.



Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA's online catalog.

Brown, John Carter
Iron industry and trade -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Jewish businessmen -- Rhode Island -- Newport
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775