Account of John Brown's death and last words, 1859.

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Account of John Brown's death and last words, 1859.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28726400

Concerns the execution of John Brown, 2 December 1859, for leading the raid on the U.S. Armory at Harper's Ferry.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888

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Illustrator and army officer; used pseudonym Porte Crayon. From the description of Drawings, 1861 Jul 23 and 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959762 Soldier; writer and illustrator under the pseudonym "Porte Crayon"; U. S. consul in Mexico, 1879. From the description of Papers of David Hunter Strother [manuscript], 1876, 1885. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647975841 Epithet: Clothier, of York British Library...

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...