Historical Obituary: Editorial Notes
Subject
Robert B. Elliott
Title
Historical Obituary: Editorial Notes
Date
08/13/1884
Type
Historical Obituary
Description
Note: See 6th column, 1st paragraph.
Chronicling America features an 1884 obituary, writer unknown, from the Connecticut Morning Journal and Courier newspaper on the death of Robert Brown Elliott, a British-born Black man who moved to South Carolina and later became a Congressman (R-SC). The obituary includes an account of Elliott's life, his education in England, his work as a printer, journalist, and lawyer, followed by a career in politics before his death in New Orleans. According to the obituary, Elliott was "a man of good presence and of singular ability as a speaker." Note: The writer alleges that Elliot was born in Boston (discrepancy).
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Chronicling America features an 1884 obituary, writer unknown, from the Connecticut Morning Journal and Courier newspaper on the death of Robert Brown Elliott, a British-born Black man who moved to South Carolina and later became a Congressman (R-SC). The obituary includes an account of Elliott's life, his education in England, his work as a printer, journalist, and lawyer, followed by a career in politics before his death in New Orleans. According to the obituary, Elliott was "a man of good presence and of singular ability as a speaker." Note: The writer alleges that Elliot was born in Boston (discrepancy).
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (Morning Journal and Courier, CT)
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“Historical Obituary: Editorial Notes,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 3, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/881.