Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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John Marshall Brown of Portland wrote to his fiance, Alida Carroll of Maryland, on July 6, 1866, two days after the Great Fire of Portland destroyed a large portion of the city, including his family's sugar house and offices.
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About This Item
- Title: John Marshall Brown on Portland fire, 1866
- Creator: John Marshall Brown
- Creation Date: 1866-07-06
- Subject Date: 1866-07-06
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 27.4 cm x 21.4 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 183, Box 1/8
- Collection: John Marshall Brown papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Bramhall (Dwelling)
- Brown family
- Brown's Sugar Refinery (Portland, Me.)
- Brown, J. B. (John Bundy), 1805-1881
- Brown, John Marshall, 1838-1907--Correspondence
- Carroll family
- Carroll, Alida Catherine, b. 1844
- Courtship
- Disasters--Maine--Portland
- Fires--Maine--Portland
- Fireworks--Accidents and injuries
- Great Fire, Portland, Me., 1866
- J.B. Brown & Sons
- J.B. Brown Company
- Love letters
- Manufacturing industry--Maine--Portland
- Portland (Me.)--Fire, 1866
- Portland Sugar Company
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