ALS, 1859 Nov. 27, Charles Town, W. Va., to Mary L. Stearns.

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ALS, 1859 Nov. 27, Charles Town, W. Va., to Mary L. Stearns.

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Five days before his execution, Brown writes to the daughter of his chief financial backer expressing his gratitude for the support of his fellow abolitionists, his continued belief in the rightness of his cause, and his resignation to his fate.

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Stearns, Mary Lee

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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...