Papers of Eli Thayer [manuscript], 1857-1897.

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Papers of Eli Thayer [manuscript], 1857-1897.

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The collection consists of letters to Thayer and a few newspaper clippings about his plan to resettle Virginia with "free whites," those settlers who held an anti-slavery position. Ceredo (now West Virginia) was eventually chosen as the site. The collection also contains some information about John Brown.

1 reel (35 items) : positive; 35mm.

University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7922607

University of Virginia. 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...

Thayer, Eli, 1819-1899

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Brown class of 1845; two-term Congressman (1857-61) from Worcester, Massachusetts; played a significant role in the founding and organization of the New England Emigrant Aid Company. From the description of Papers, 1843-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122529135 American educator and inventor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York and Worcester, Mass., to Silas Seymour, [1861 Sept.] and 1861 Nov. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270...