John Henry Brown was a painter of portrait miniatures, living and working in Philadelphia. He had met Lincoln in August of 1860 when he was commissioned to paint Lincoln’s portrait for a supporter, but although Brown liked Lincoln personally, he did not agree with Republican policies.
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Had a Daguerre taken of Mrs Read.
News of an attack on some Ohio soldiers, by the Confederates, from a masked battery, at Vienna, Va, ten or twelve of our men were killed & a number wounded.
Citation: John Henry Brown, autograph journal/account book. Philadelphia, 1844-1890. AMs 574/14.1