John Brown letter, 1859 November 29 [manuscript].

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John Brown letter, 1859 November 29 [manuscript].

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Letter to Mrs. George Stevens, of Boston, Mass., from abolitionist John Brown, written while he was in prison in Chestertown, Va., anticipating his execution.

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Stevens, George, Mrs.

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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...