Brown, Grace Mae, 1886-1906

Abstract The Chester Gillette and Grace Brown Collection contains letters, newspaper clippings, court documents, a diary and scrapbook documenting the tragic relationship between Chester Gillette and Grace Brown. Of special note are their love letters, Grace Brown's "goodbye" letter to her farm, Chester Gillette's prison diary, and Grace Brown's autopsy report. Researchers accessing this collection will gain insight into an early 20th century true crime story in the Adirondacks of upstate New...