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to Alexander M. Ross
January 15, 1890
Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926
Discusses terrible winter rains and failing health of her sister Ruth Brown Thompson.
GLC03007.24
2 May 1892
Discusses her sister, Ruth Brown Thompson and Ruth's husband Henry Thompson. Both have failing health. Argues that Kansas should give Henry a pension, since he fought under John Brown at the Battle of Black Jack to help keep Kansas a free state....
GLC03007.31
7 January 1893
Discusses various men who have inquired about John Brown. Some seek relics, others want stories from her. Is disappointed with Franklin Sanborn and what he has written about her father. Also mentions Sanborn's plans to write a book about John...
GLC03007.36
9 August 1893
Encloses copies of some documents he might find interesting, and reports her sister Ruth is in poor health.
GLC03007.37
January 31, 1897
Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904
Praises Ross, thanks him for his friendship, and wishes they could see each other. Talks of beautiful California weather and geography. Worries that her husband, Henry Thompson, may not have long to live.
GLC03007.46
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