The John Brown - Luther Humphrey lithograph facsimile letter collection. 1859-1947.

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The John Brown - Luther Humphrey lithograph facsimile letter collection. 1859-1947.

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The John Brown - Luther Humphrey facsimile letter collection contains John Brown's letter to his cousin, Rev. Luther on Nov. 19, 1959, while Brown was under sentence to death by hanging. The letter dated Dec. 2, 1859, was once thought to be the original; however later evidence revealed that it was a lithographed reproduction. The collection also continues materials related to the discovery that the letter was a reproduction. Finally, the collection contains a photographic copy of John Brown's portrait from the original oil painting.

.3 linear feet.

Wichita State University, Ablah Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7033016

Wichita State University, Ablah Library

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Humphrey, Luther.

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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...