Papers. 1852-1887.

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Papers. 1852-1887.

Photocopies of the following: 4 Feb. 1858, Brown to his son, John; 5 Feb 1858, Brown to his son, John; 28 Feb. 1858, Owen Brown to father and brother; 8 Apr. 1858, Brown to his son, John; 1 Dec. 1852, Brown to Mrs. D.A. Randall; 2 Dec. 1859, Brown to Lora Case; 2l Oct. 1874, French Republican Committee of Subscription to widow of John Brown; 20 Nov. 1887, collection deed, Kansas State Historical Society to John Brown, Jr.

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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...