Papers, 1852 Sept. 12.

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Papers, 1852 Sept. 12.

Letter, Sept. 12, 1852, from John Brown, Jr., Vernon, O., to [Henry and Ruth Thompson, North Elba, N.Y.].

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Brown, John, 1821-1895

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Farmer and soldier; son of John Brown, the abolitionist; b. at Hudson, Ohio; moved with brother Owen Brown to Osawatomie, Kan., 1855 where was elected a member of the legislature; led group of militia to the relief of Lawrence, Kan., after it had been "sacked" by a pro-slavery force; served with the Kansas Brigade during the Civil War but was forced to resign because of illness; did not participate in the Harper's Ferry raid; in 1862 purchased a ten-acre plot on the south shore of South Bass Isl...