History of Pineville, (Berkeley County) South Carolina United States of America

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Silas Pinckney Holbrook - A Biography

Silas Pinckney Holbrook, author, was born in Beaufort, S.C., June 1, 1796; son of Silas and Mary (Edwards) Holbrook, and brother of Dr. John Edwards Holbrook, the naturalist. He was graduated from Brown in 1815, studied law in Boston, and practised in Medford, Mass., 1818-35. He travelled extensively in Europe and contributed to the New England Galaxy and the Boston Courier, under the pen name of "Jonathan Forbrick": "Letters from a Mariner," "Travels of a Tin Peddler," "Letters from a Boston Merchant," and "Recollections of Japan and China." He also conducted the Boston Tribune and Spectacles. He collected his contributions and issued them as: Sketches by a Traveller (1830). He was married to Esther Gourdin. He died at Pineville, S.C., May 26, 1835.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor