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Samuel Robbins Brown
Birth: 6-16-1810
Death: 6-19-1880
Biography
Excerpt from Wikipedia entry: "Rev. Samuel Robbins Brown D.D. (June 16, 1810 – June 20, 1880) was an American missionary to China and Japan with the Reformed Church in America. After nine years' service, his wife's health failing, Brown returned to the United States and became a pastor at Sand Beach Church and teacher of boys at Owasco Outlet, near Auburn (1851–59). He worked for the formation of a college for women, which was situated first in Auburn and then in Elmira, New York and now known as Elmira College.[1] Brown was responsible for sponsoring Yung Wing (1828-1912); the first Chinese student to graduate from a U.S. university, graduating from Yale College in 1854.[1]
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 21, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 22, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 25, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 20, 1851
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Excerpt from Wikipedia entry: "Rev. Samuel Robbins Brown D.D. (June 16, 1810 – June 20, 1880) was an American missionary to China and Japan with the Reformed Church in America. After nine years' service, his wife's health failing, Brown returned to the United States and became a pastor at Sand Beach Church and teacher of boys at Owasco Outlet, near Auburn (1851–59). He worked for the formation of a college for women, which was situated first in Auburn and then in Elmira, New York and now known as Elmira College.[1] Brown was responsible for sponsoring Yung Wing (1828-1912); the first Chinese student to graduate from a U.S. university, graduating from Yale College in 1854.[1]
Frances Miller Seward discusses sending her son, William H. Seward, Jr., to Mr. Brown's school in a letter dated October 20, 1851 to her eldest son, Augustus.
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Book or Monograph Title:
A maker of the new Orient : Samuel Robbins Brown, pioneer educator in China, America, and Japan : the story of his life and work
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher Name:
F.H. Revell
Year:
1902
Start Page:
16
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58499367/samuel-robbins-brown
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