Todd, John papers, 1818-1894, 1841-1894.

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Todd, John papers, 1818-1894, 1841-1894.

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Contains sermons by Reverend Todd; miscellaneous documents on abolition; and copies of correspondence obtained from the Tabor, Iowa Historical Society. Includes written request from John Brown to Reverend Todd, asking that the Tabor congregation offer prayers of thanks for himself and slaves that he helped liberate in Missouri and brought to Tabor in 1859.

1 linear ft. (2 archives boxes)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7602769

State Historical Society of Iowa, 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...

United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 46th (1864-1865)

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Cook, John E. (John Edwin), 1830-1859

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Participant in John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry, West Virgnia. Originally from Haddam, Connecticut. From the description of John E. Cook letter and poem, 1859. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 191457275 ...

Todd, John, 1818-1894

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John Todd was a Congregationalist minister and abolitionist. He moved to Iowa in 1850 and organized the Tabor, Iowa Congregational Church and turned his home into a station on the Underground Railroad. He also helped to start Tabor College and to found Congregational churches in Glenwood, and Sioux City, Iowa. In 1864 Todd served as chaplain with the 46th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment. From the description of Todd, John papers, 1818-1894, 1841-1894. (State Historical Society of Io...