John Brown papers, 1838-1956 (inclusive), [microform].

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John Brown papers, 1838-1956 (inclusive), [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122401228

The papers consist primarily of correspondence and others papers relating to John Brown and events in Kansas for the years just before the Civil War. Some correspondence is family related, but the bulk concerns Brown's anti-slavery activities. A series of documents from 1878-1919 consist of reminiscences about Brown and events like the Potawatomi massacre. The papers also contain two memoranda books kept by John Brown and owned by the Boston Public Library, 1838-1844, 1856-1859; records of the First Congregational Church of Russell, Kansas, 1886-1942; and the genealogy of one line of the family of Edward Baker (1610-1687), 1610-1956.

3 reels.

Yale University Library

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Brown family.

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Baker family.

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First Congregational Church (Russell, Kan.)

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Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...