Letter, 1893 May 23.

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Letter, 1893 May 23.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166342925

Letter concerns a piece of rope (attached) that was used to lower the body of John Brown into the grave after being convicted and hanged for leading the raid of abolitionists on Harpers Ferry Army Depot in 1859. The letter details the manner in which this piece of rope came in to Mr. Eldridge's possession.

1 item (1 p.) ; 20 cm.

New York State Library

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New York State Library

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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...

Eldridge, James W. (James William), 1841-1909

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James William Eldridge served in 127th New York Infantry Regiment, Co. A in 1862-1864. In Sept. 1864 he joined the 23rd U. S. Colored Troops with the rank of Second Lieutenant and was promoted to First Lieutenant in Mar. 1865. After the war he began an extensive collection of letters, manuscripts, books, photographs, and other materials relating to the major military and civilian figures of the war years. From the description of Collection of James William Eldridge, 1797-1902 (bulk 1...