Letters, 1838-1859.

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Letters, 1838-1859.

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[1] 1838, Dec. 13, West Hartford, Conn., to Owen Brown, Hudson, Ohio [1 l.].--Requesting his father to pay to Ira Hudson the amount due on the account of the estate of his father and mother and to have the deed recorded; plans to go to Boston soon. With this is a later photograph of John Brown on which is a cut-out signature. [2] 1859, Nov. 9, Charlestown, Va., to Mrs. George L. Stearns [1 p., photostat].--"No letter I have received since my imprisonment here, has given me more satisfaction, or comfort." Asks to be spared from having any "hypocritical prayers made over me, when I am publicly murdered."

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Brown University Archives, John Hay 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...

Stearns, George L., Mrs.,

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Brown, Owen

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Tanner; father of abolitionist John Brown (1800-1859). From the description of Owen Brown diary extract, circa 1820. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451970 Owen Brown was the great grandson of Tabitha Moffat Brown. From the description of Owen Brown letters [manuscript], 1896-1927. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 696965842 From the guide to the Owen Brown letters, 1896-1927, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...