Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Mattie Y. Brown autograph

Dear Lizzie,
“May the pearls you gather
On your voyage o’er life’s sea
Serve as gems to set resplendent
In a crown above for thee.”
Your Sincere Friend,
Mattie Y. Brown
Sutter Creek, [California], April 20th, 1884
[Note from Lizzie Dunlap: My music teacher in Sutter Creek]




We don’t know if Mattie Y. Brown was a Miss or a Mrs when she signed the autograph book in 1884. I ran all the searches for Mat* Brown, living in Amador County, California. There was one Matilda Brown who did live in Amador County but was married in 1879. That Matilda Brown was quickly eliminated as she would have signed the book with her married name.


If anyone recognizes the signature of this Mat* Brown, please let me hear from you. Let’s compare the signature you have to this one and verify if we have found a match. 

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