John Brown papers [microform], 1826-1948.

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John Brown papers [microform], 1826-1948.

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A small quantity of business records; letters to & from John Brown; many letters by & directed to other family members; and a large quantity of letters about Brown & his comrades by biographers, the Kansas State Historical Society, & other interested persons. This is the complete collection of original John Brown documents at the Kansas State Historical Society.

Microfilm: 3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.Originals: 1 ft. (847 items)

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Kansas State Historical Society

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The Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS or KHS) was formally organized on 13 December 1875, though previous attempts had been made to found such a society. The Kansas Editors' and Publishers' Association were the driving force for this latest version, and the committee created to form the society appointed Franklin G. Adams as its secretary. The Society soon outgrew its space in the State Capitol and after several successive moves within the building, its collections were moved to the new Memo...

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...

Brown family.

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