5-1/2" x 4" Carte-de-Visite Mounted on Inscribed 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"..

1870. A Notable Philadelphia Lawyer, Abolitionist and Man of Letters Brown, David Paul [1795-1872]. [5-1/2" x 4" Carte-de-Visite Mounted on Inscribed 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Card]. [Philadelphia?, c. 1870]. Light toning to card, small nick to upper left corner. A well-preserved item. $150. * The annotation reads (in part): "Res[pectfull]y & Sincerely Yours/ David Paul Brown." Brown was a distinguished Philadelphia Lawyer who was trained by William Rawle. He was active in the abolition movement and represented several enslaved and free African-Americans in court. Also a poet, orator and playwright, he is mentioned in Edgar Allan Poe's A Chapter on Autobiography.