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to Alexander M. Ross
1878
Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895
States that he is enclosing a letter from John Brown, intended for the recipient's son. Recipient inferred from content.
GLC03007.06
February 25, 1882
Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926
Discusses local plant life, her obligations as a mother, and his friendship with her father.
GLC03007.11
19 October 1887
Discusses the Alcott family in Concord and her approval of sick patients eating very little. Inquires after the Alcott family, with whom she used to live. Mentions Louisa May Alcott. States her firm belief that underfeeding sick patients can be...
GLC03007.16
26 August 1888
Discusses George L. Stearns, who supported John Brown, and his family. Mentions Edwin A. Brackett's bust of Brown, of which she only saw the mold. Says her runaway son has returned, and she is very busy with ten children. Recipient inferred from...
GLC03007.21
29 June 1890
Discusses bad weather, vaccination of her children, and the evil of most human beings. Recipient inferred from content.
GLC03007.26
February 19, 1892
Hopes to unmask a man pretending to have been at Harpers Ferry with John Brown. "It is my wish that you publish this Richard W. Howard, who claims to have been with John Brown at Harper's Ferry, as a fraud and a humbug. It is evident that he...
GLC03007.30
7 December 1892
Discusses her financial struggles and John Brown. Her husband "has not earned a dollar for more than a year" since their is no work to be found, and her crops fared poorly. May try to write articles about her father for money, though "so many...
GLC03007.35
9 August 1893
Encloses copies of some documents he might find interesting, and reports her sister Ruth is in poor health.
GLC03007.37
28 April 1897
Discusses her family's well being, and wonders about their place in God's larger plan.
GLC03007.44
12 May 1899
Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904
She and all of her family hope that Ross will come to visit them. Praises him for his tireless work for others. Says she never met Lucretia Mott, nor Harriet Tubman, but admires them both and says of Tubman "what an old soldier she has been....
GLC03007.48
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