John C. Brown Jr.

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  A GLIMPSE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PAST: John Brown - Patriot or Profiteer? Johnston Sun Rise - A GLIMPSE OF RHODE ISLAND S PAST John Brown Patriot or Profiteer
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  A GLIMPSE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PAST: John Brown - Patriot or Profiteer?
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  Often called the most important Colonial and Revolutionary War figure in Rhode Island history, John Brown has had his share of admirers and detractors. At the close of the Revolutionary War, John Brown was considered one of the state's most important patriots. He had demonstrated his loyalty to the American cause by his involvement in the Gaspee affair, by bringing war supplies to Boston at great risk and by using his political abilities in the General Assembly to build a Rhode Island Navy to harass the British in Narragansett Bay.
  
  During the years 1772 to 1775, the British were hesitant to actively pursue those they believed responsible for the burning of the Gaspee. Both Governor Wanton and Capt. James Wallace, the British commander in Narragansett Bay, were aware of the fact that John Brown played a leading role in the incident but were reluctant to make an arrest.
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  One week after the violence in Lexington, Capt. Wallace arrested Brown.
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  According to the memoirs of Elkanah Watson, one of John Brown's indentured servants, when Brown was arrested, the "whole community was indignant and exasperated at his seizure.
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  Not long after, thanks to the intervention of his brother Moses and the desire of the British to get a settlement of hostilities, John Brown was released.
  
  Providing at a profit
  
  Early in the 1770s, John Brown, sensing that the Revolution was inevitable, stored large quantities of saltpeter for gunpowder and directed his workers at Hope Furnace in Scituate to make cannon. When war broke out, Brown became a principle supplier of war materials to the Continental Army and made a fortune as a result. A master politician as well as merchant, Brown persuaded the Rhode Island General Assembly to create a Rhode Island Navy in June 1775. He sold his 110-foot sloop Katy to the General Assembly to be the first ship of the Rhode Island Navy.
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  Hopkins was closely associated with Brown in a number of economic and political enterprises and, as a result, Brown received contracts to build vessels in his shipyards.
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  In addition, Brown financed various privateers and made a considerable fortune from the Revolution.
  
  At the onset of the Battle of Rhode Island, Brown had accompanied Nathanael Greene on Aug. 1, when Greene boarded the French ship Languedoc in an effort to persuade the French Admiral d'Estaing to remain in Rhode Island waters.
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  Brown quickly apologized to General Sullivan saying, "Disappointed persons will always, especially at the moment of misfortune, say harder things than they would at any other hour. Brown, according to editor Showman, more than made up for the criticism by serving on the committee of the Assembly and the Town of Providence to thank Sullivan for his efforts.
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  The story of John Brown will be continued.

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  John Brown
  
  Rank and organization: Captain of the Forecastle, U.S. Navy.Born: 1826, Scotland, Accredited to: New York.G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.Citation: On board the U.S.S. Brooklyn during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864.Despite severe damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks from stem to stern, Brown fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious battle which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
  
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  "The ad itself was disgraceful," former Federal Tourism Minister John Brown told A Current Affair.

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  Built in 1855 and purchased by Governor John C. Brown in 1869. One of the finest examples of Queen Anne-style in the state.

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  Her paternal great-grandfather was famous Providence merchant John Brown, and her maternal grandfather was John Brown's nephew, Nicholas Brown, for whom Brown University was named.
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  Persons frequently mentioned: European trip with uncle Nicholas Brown III (1792-1859), aunt Caroline Clemens Brown and cousin John Carter Brown (1840-1900) [1/1852]
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  Francis, John Brown, 1791-1864.
  
  Goddard, William, 1825-1907.
  
  Howard University.

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   John Brown Papers
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              John Brown (1736-1803) was born in Providence, R.I., the fourth son of merchant James Brown II (1698-1739) and Hope (Power) Brown (1702-1792).
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  This firm in turn dissolved in 1774, and John Brown went into business on his own account. He briefly took on his son-in-law, John Francis, as a partner in 1792, until Francis' untimely death in 1796.
  
              John Brown was among the leading American merchants and businessmen of his day. He remained active in the slave trade and in distilling rum. He was the first Rhode Island merchant to break into the lucrative trade with China by sending the General Washington to Canton in 1787.
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  John was elected the first President of the bank in 1791. John Brown also came into possession in 1795 of 210,000 acres of land in the Adirondacks in New York State which he and his heirs spent considerable time and money trying to develop. His home on Power Street was described by John Quincy Adams as "the most magnificent and elegant private mansion I have ever seen on the continent."
  
              In addition to his mercantile activities, Brown was active in many civic circles as well. He was an ardent patriot, helped organize the famous burning of the British ship Gaspee in 1772, and served as a civilian on a wide variety of committees during the war. He served in the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1785, and as a United States Representative from 1799 to 1801. He was active in the First Baptist Church, and was treasurer of Rhode Island College (later Brown University) for 21 years. He also promoted the construction of the Washington Bridge across the Seekonk River at Fox Point in 1793, and supervised the paving of city streets.
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              John Brown married Sarah Smith (1738-1825) in 1760.
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  Abigail married John Francis (1763-1796), who was briefly in partnership with John Brown.
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  Box 3, folder 5.         Schedules of John Brown's Estate, June 8, 1802 and January 28, 1813
  
  Box 1, folder 26.       Will, June 12, 1802 (Attested copy)
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  Box 2, folder 7.         John Brown's receipt for 2 counterfeit bills of John Mason, 1770

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  Providence merchant John Brown, a former slave trader and vocal defender of the trade, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1799. He ushered legislation through Congress that created the Bristol Customs House on February 23, 1800.

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  Former Federal Tourism Minister John Brown gives some indication that he and fellow Board members may be taking notice of complaints when he acknowledges in "AdStandards News" that billboards may be a special case:
  
  They differ to other forms of advertising because they're permanent structures and people are forced to look at them constantly.People feel they have little control over what is shown on a billboard…
  
  However, as to community standards on s-xual matters, it seems John Brown thinks it's all in our dirty little minds and we're all a lot of wowsers, i.e., that the "community" has actually got it wrong:
  
  I'm staggered by the way some people can see s-xual innuendo in everything.I'm not sure why this type of complaint is becoming more prevalent, could it be that society has become more voyeuristic, and moralistic in their outlook, and it would seem, lacking in humour?
  
  Alison Abernethy, ASB Communications Manager, wasn't able to tell me whether these comments were made before or after John Brown "embraced" the community feedback.

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  A GLIMPSE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PAST: John Brown - Patriot or Profiteer?
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  Often called the most important Colonial and Revolutionary War figure in Rhode Island history, John Brown has had his share of admirers and detractors. At the close of the Revolutionary War, John Brown was considered one of the state's most important patriots. He had demonstrated his loyalty to the American cause by his involvement in the Gaspee affair, by bringing war supplies to Boston at great risk and by using his political abilities in the General Assembly to build a Rhode Island Navy to harass the British in Narragansett Bay.
  
  During the years 1772 to 1775, the British were hesitant to actively pursue those they believed responsible for the burning of the Gaspee. Both Governor Wanton and Capt. James Wallace, the British commander in Narragansett Bay, were aware of the fact that John Brown played a leading role in the incident but were reluctant to make an arrest.
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  One week after the violence in Lexington, Capt. Wallace arrested Brown.
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  According to the memoirs of Elkanah Watson, one of John Brown's indentured servants, when Brown was arrested, the "whole community was indignant and exasperated at his seizure.
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  Not long after, thanks to the intervention of his brother Moses and the desire of the British to get a settlement of hostilities, John Brown was released.
  
  Providing at a profit
  
  Early in the 1770s, John Brown, sensing that the Revolution was inevitable, stored large quantities of saltpeter for gunpowder and directed his workers at Hope Furnace in Scituate to make cannon. When war broke out, Brown became a principle supplier of war materials to the Continental Army and made a fortune as a result. A master politician as well as merchant, Brown persuaded the Rhode Island General Assembly to create a Rhode Island Navy in June 1775. He sold his 110-foot sloop Katy to the General Assembly to be the first ship of the Rhode Island Navy.
  ...
  Hopkins was closely associated with Brown in a number of economic and political enterprises and, as a result, Brown received contracts to build vessels in his shipyards.
  ...
  In addition, Brown financed various privateers and made a considerable fortune from the Revolution.
  
  At the onset of the Battle of Rhode Island, Brown had accompanied Nathanael Greene on Aug. 1, when Greene boarded the French ship Languedoc in an effort to persuade the French Admiral d'Estaing to remain in Rhode Island waters.
  ...
  Brown quickly apologized to General Sullivan saying, "Disappointed persons will always, especially at the moment of misfortune, say harder things than they would at any other hour. Brown, according to editor Showman, more than made up for the criticism by serving on the committee of the Assembly and the Town of Providence to thank Sullivan for his efforts.
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  The story of John Brown will be continued.

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  A GLIMPSE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PAST: John Brown - Patriot or Profiteer? Cranston Herald - A GLIMPSE OF RHODE ISLAND S PAST John Brown Patriot or Profiteer
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  A GLIMPSE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PAST: John Brown - Patriot or Profiteer?
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  Often called the most important Colonial and Revolutionary War figure in Rhode Island history, John Brown has had his share of admirers and detractors. At the close of the Revolutionary War, John Brown was considered one of the state's most important patriots. He had demonstrated his loyalty to the American cause by his involvement in the Gaspee affair, by bringing war supplies to Boston at great risk and by using his political abilities in the General Assembly to build a Rhode Island Navy to harass the British in Narragansett Bay.
  
  During the years 1772 to 1775, the British were hesitant to actively pursue those they believed responsible for the burning of the Gaspee. Both Governor Wanton and Capt. James Wallace, the British commander in Narragansett Bay, were aware of the fact that John Brown played a leading role in the incident but were reluctant to make an arrest.
  ...
  One week after the violence in Lexington, Capt. Wallace arrested Brown.
  ...
  According to the memoirs of Elkanah Watson, one of John Brown's indentured servants, when Brown was arrested, the "whole community was indignant and exasperated at his seizure.
  ...
  Not long after, thanks to the intervention of his brother Moses and the desire of the British to get a settlement of hostilities, John Brown was released.
  
  Providing at a profit
  
  Early in the 1770s, John Brown, sensing that the Revolution was inevitable, stored large quantities of saltpeter for gunpowder and directed his workers at Hope Furnace in Scituate to make cannon. When war broke out, Brown became a principle supplier of war materials to the Continental Army and made a fortune as a result. A master politician as well as merchant, Brown persuaded the Rhode Island General Assembly to create a Rhode Island Navy in June 1775. He sold his 110-foot sloop Katy to the General Assembly to be the first ship of the Rhode Island Navy.
  ...
  Hopkins was closely associated with Brown in a number of economic and political enterprises and, as a result, Brown received contracts to build vessels in his shipyards.
  ...
  In addition, Brown financed various privateers and made a considerable fortune from the Revolution.
  
  At the onset of the Battle of Rhode Island, Brown had accompanied Nathanael Greene on Aug. 1, when Greene boarded the French ship Languedoc in an effort to persuade the French Admiral d'Estaing to remain in Rhode Island waters.
  ...
  Brown quickly apologized to General Sullivan saying, "Disappointed persons will always, especially at the moment of misfortune, say harder things than they would at any other hour. Brown, according to editor Showman, more than made up for the criticism by serving on the committee of the Assembly and the Town of Providence to thank Sullivan for his efforts.
  ...
  The story of John Brown will be continued.

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