Letter from Solomon G. Brown to S. F. Baird September 4, 1862

Summary

Letter from Solomon G. Brown, the first African American employee of the Smithsonian Institution, to then Assistant Secretary Spencer F. Baird, and later second Secretary, reporting on the possible danger in Washington, D.C., due to Confederate troops nearby. Since the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle," located in the center of D.C., was vulnerable to attack, Brown inquired as to whether he should get Baird's silver ready for sending to him at Carlisle.

Subject

• Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887
• Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7002, Box 16, Folder: 11

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

• September 4, 1862
• Civil War, 1861-1865

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Silver
• Letters
• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Employees
• History
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees
• African Americans

Place

• United States
• Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

• Document
• Photographic print

ID Number

SIA2011-0952

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 Color: Color ; Size: 7 3/4w x 9 7/8h ; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Photographic print

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