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| Creator: | Brewster, Anne M. H. (Anne Maria Hampton), 1819-1892. |
| Title: | Anne Hampton Brewster Correspondence |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1870-1892 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Annie Hampton Brewster was the sister of Benjamin H. Brewster, U.S. Attorney General from 1881-1885. The collection consists largely of correspondence with James Edward Carpenter, Philadelphia attorney. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Anne Hampton Brewster (1818 or 19-1892) was the sister of Benjamin H. Brewster, Philadelphia lawyer and U.S. Attorney General from 1881-1885. She was an unusual woman for her time: she refused to marry, converted to Catholicism, lived alone rather than with a male relative, and sued her brother for complete control over her share of their father's estate. She spent much of her life in Rome and became a professional journalist, publishing articles and essays primarily in Philadelphia, New York and Boston newspapers.
James Edward Carpenter (1841-1901) served in the Union Army during the Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major, and then became a well-respected business lawyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Anne Hampton Brewster Correspondence consists largely of correspondence between Brewster in Rome and Carpenter in Philadelphia. Included are letters of condolence on the death of Carpenter's wife, Harriet, and a few legal documents such as Benjamin Brewster's will.
Arrangement of the Collection
Letters are subdivided as shown in the inventory below and then arranged chronologically.
Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Anne Hampton Brewster Correspondence,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Unspecified, 1966.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 12 Apr 2010
Revision history:
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Incoming | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | from J. E. Carpenter 1885-1892 | ||||||||||
| Outgoing | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Description of correspondence from AHB to J. E. Carpenter | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | to J. E. Carpenter 1870, 1885-1892 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous undated | ||||||||||
| Of others | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Calling cards at death of Mrs. Carpenter | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Letters received by Carpenter family at death of Mrs. Carpenter | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Carpenter from others | ||||||||||
| Subject files | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Legal documents, Anne H. Brewster and Benjamin Brewster 1889, 1892 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Death notices, Anne Hampton Brewster 1892 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||