Letters to George Wardner, 1859-1860.

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Letters to George Wardner, 1859-1860.

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Describes progress on firearms the Sharps Rifle Company hopes to sell in Europe; writes of John Brown's raid and execution, of political campaigns in Connecticut and of the bankruptcy of the Union Arms Company.

18 items ; 25 x 20 cm. or smaller.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Sharps Rifle Company (Hartford, Conn.)

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Pardee, Dwight Whitefield, 1822-1893.

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Union Arms Company (Hartford, Conn.)

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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...

Wardner, George.

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