Collection on John Brown in Iowa, 1890s-1960s.

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Collection on John Brown in Iowa, 1890s-1960s.

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Transcribed articles and stories about John Brown's time in Iowa from various Iowa publications, including typed transcriptions from a WPA project called the Iowa Clippings File, the Annals of Iowa, various newspapers, compiled stories related to Iowa by the Federal Writers Project (1939), research reports, and items from scrapbooks. The collection also contains letters regarding citizens' encounters with John Brown and communications regarding the William Maxson house where John Brown stayed with his men during the winter of 1857-58 while they trained for the Harper's Ferry raid.

ca. 70 p. in 1 folder

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8240520

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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State Historical Society of Iowa

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Coppoc, Barclay, 1839-1861.

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Coppoc, Edwin, 1835-1859.

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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...