Brown/Burrows Family Papers

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Entry/Object ID

2026.040.021

Scope and Content

Collection of correspondence, receipts and legal documents relating to the Brown and Burrows families of Mystic, 1829-1841. *Letter addressed to Elias Brown Esq., Mystic, Conn., 1836, signed "E.B. Brown." Discusses a new job in New York. *Letter addressed to Rebecca Brown, North Stonington, 1841, from her sister Clarissa Bliven. *Testimony from Silas E. Burrows regarding a piece of property at the head of the Mystic River which was previously owned by his father, Enoch Burrows, and is presently occupied by Elias Brown Esq…dispute regarding a wharf, 1812-1829, signed by Silas Burrows December 14, 1840. *Receipt, account between Silas Greenman Jr., Enoch Burrows and Silas E. Burrows, November 18, 1829

Collection

Carol Kimball Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.040

Source or Donor

Carol Kimball

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Search Terms

Old Mystic, Mystic River

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Papers

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1829 - 1841

Archive Size/Extent

1 folder

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1829-1841

Provenance

Notes

Admin or Biographical History: Enoch Burrows (1770 - 1852) was a prominent merchant, shipbuilder and politician from Old Mystic. His son, Silas Enoch Burrows (1794-1870) was also a prominent shipowner and merchant who has associations with 10 U.S. Presidents from James Monroe to James Buchanan. In 1868 he built a home on land formerly owned by his brother-in-law, Elias Brown, off River Road in Mystic. This property became the site of the first meeting of the Universal Peace Union in Mystic before it moved to Fish Grove (the present site of the Peace Sanctuary). Elias Brown (1786-1861) married Enoch's daughter, Mary Louisa Burrows (1798-1868) in Mystic in May 1816. He worked as an attorney and also served as president of the Mystic Bank.

Name/Title

Brown/Burrows Family Papers