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In 1787, Brown travelled to [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]] to serve as a minister at St. Matthews Church. He also served as chaplin to the [[North British Society]] and British naval and army forces in the area.<ref name="DictCaBio" />
In 1788, during his time in Halifax, he received an honorary doctorate ([[Doctor of Divinity]]), from the
He remained in North America until 1795. During this period he gathered historical information for a future publication on the history of North America. For the rest of his life this research continued but he failed to publish the materials. He attempted to compose the disputes between various factions in the parish and the region. He was particularly interested in the history of the [[Acadians]] both before and during their expulsion from [[Canada]], and wrote sympathetically of them. He was strongly critical of Acting Governor [[Charles Lawrence (British Army officer)|Charles Lawrence]] for his role in the [[Expulsion of the Acadians]].<ref name="DictCaBio" /> Brown came to the conclusion that the Expulsion was largely the work of a Council dominated by [[Boston]] interests, a conclusion which anticipated the later position of [[John Bartlet Brebner]]'s ''New England's Outpost''.<ref name="DictCaBio" /> Brebner may have been influenced by Brown's work.<ref name="DictCaBio" /><ref name="archive">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/collectionsofnov16novauoft#page/n222/mode/1up|website=archive.org|title=Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society – Image of Brown |year=1878 |accessdate=18 March 2018}}</ref>
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