John Brown commission of Edwin Coppoc, 1859 October 13.

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John Brown commission of Edwin Coppoc, 1859 October 13.

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Consists of one document signed commissioning Edwin Coppoc as a Lieutenant "in the Army established under the PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION" established by John Brown. The document, designated "No. 10," is dated 13 Oct. 1859 from "Near Harpers Ferry, Md.," and is signed by John Brown, Commander in Chief, and J.H. Kagi, Secretary of War.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research 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...

Kagi, John Henry, 1835-1859

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Coppoc, Edwin, 1835-1859.

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