December 4, 1716

Bourke, Edward, fl. 1700-1730

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Cadogan

Discusses previous correspondence between Bourke and Cadogan regarding Bourke's discovery of a Jacobite plot in Cambray, France (refer to previous letters in the GLC01450.446 collection). Mentions a previous visit from Colonel Huske, who Cadogan sent to Cambray to deliver money and information to Bourke. Writes "ever since Huske was herre, all my letters by orders of the comander was taken up because they seen mee conserve soe much with him It is with difficulty I can send you this... " Writes that he told Huske previous correspondence was between Cadogan and Bourke's brother (possibly Ulick…

GLC01450.446.12

August 29, 1762

Taylor, George, fl. 1762

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lieutenant General De Boice

Letter written to the Governor of (possibly &) Lieutenant General De [Boice] at Santo Domingo. Taylor, master of the brig New Grace, writes that he has taken two brigantines and two sloops, and that he put eighty people ashore with water and provisions. Requests "a Flag Truce to take them off the Island" as soon as possible. Letter written "On board the New Grace of the Cape."

GLC01450.446.13

August 21, 1874

Hopkins, E.S., fl. 1849-1874

Autograph note signed

Title: to Israel Manchester Hopkins

Possibly sent from Saint John, New Brunswick by telegraph. Letter written on Western Union Telegraph Company stationery. The message states "Twenty five years old today. all right." Accompanied by three collateral newspaper clippings containing biographical information regarding Israel Manchester Hopkins and Captain J. M. Hopkins.

GLC01450.446.14

1763-1783

Angell, Charles, fl. 1763-1783

Document signed

Title: [Notice of assessment]

Notice instructing Timothy Hopkins to present "to Samuel Brown, Principal Assessor for this district, a list truly stating the value of your household furniture, (excepting therefrom, beds, bedding, kitchen furniture, family pictures, and articles made in the family from domestic materials) and the number and description of watches kept for use, by you or by any one of your family. The penalty by law, for neglect in this behalf, is one hundred dollars." Possibly created circa 1750-1800; ancestral records for Scituate contain various persons with the names Charles Angell, Samuel Brown, or…

GLC01450.446.15

July 1743

Huske, John, fl. 1743

Document signed

Title: [In French]

Signed by General Huske.

GLC01450.446.16

1861-1877

Photograph

Title: [Carte de visite of Lucerne, Switzerland]

Panormaic image of Lucerne Switzerland.

GLC01896.186.02

18 March 1878

Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Thanks Ross for two photographs of his fathers last written words. Requests more copies of this photograph for other family members, and says many people request his father's autograph.

GLC03007.04

24 March 1878

Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Encloses "one of the Commissions issued to my Father's men. I know of the existence of only two of them. These were brought back by my brother Owen," who wishes they be returned once Ross has made copies of them. One commission was signed by John Brown, the other "by Mr. Monroe as President of the Convention which was held in Chatham Canada, and is a Commission to Owen as 'Treasurer.'" GLC03007.55 is a photograph of the first of these commissions.

GLC03007.05

1878

Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

States that he is enclosing a letter from John Brown, intended for the recipient's son. Recipient inferred from content.

GLC03007.06

1878

Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross [Fragment]

Second page of a two page letter, first page missing. Thanks the recipient for sending him a copy of "The Lincoln Memorial Album." Says the recipient's contribution to the book "interested me greatly" and that "I had not before quite understood, and therefore had not duly appreciated Mr Lincoln." Has sent a photograph of himself and Owen, hopes the recipient plans to visit, and looks forward to conversations concerning "every department of scientific enquiry." Recipient inferred from content.

GLC03007.07

13 April 1879

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Thanks him for "placing my father before the world in his true light" with "a truthful and just estimate of his character and motives" in his writings for the public. Mentions that she was with John Brown just two weeks before his raid, and that she "taught in the Contraband's schools" towards the end of the war. Also discusses personal matters.

GLC03007.08

February 22, 1880

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Thanks him for the books he sent, offers to send him "curiosities" from California, such as plants. Praises him for his friendship with and appreciation of Thoreau.

GLC03007.09

January 15, 1882

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Inquires after an extra copy of a pamphlet detailing the events which took place in Harper's Ferry. She details information of the publisher, Osborn P. Anderson, a free Black man who was with Brown at Harper's Ferry. Expresses hope that Anderson was still alive, though she had read in the news he may had died some years ago.

GLC03007.10

February 25, 1882

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Discusses local plant life, her obligations as a mother, and his friendship with her father.

GLC03007.11

3 August 1885

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Apologizes for a delay in her response. States that she was busy with family concerns to write often. Also mentions that she would not have taken the vaccine given for smallpox.

GLC03007.12

January 16, 1886

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

One lettera ddressed to Alexander M. Ross from Anne Brown Adams dated January 16, 1886. Mentions hardships of motherhood and awaiting word from a publisher to printpapers that she spent. Thanks him for suggesting soda as a remedy for her sore throat. Expects that he was happy to see his "refugees." This may refer to people he aided with seeking emancipation.

GLC03007.13

2 January 1887

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

One letter from Anne Brown Adams to Alexander M. Ross dated July 31, 1887. Pertains to one of her children receiving a vaccaniation, their illness and her opinion of Franklin Sanborn's book which mentions her father. Cannot believe "that people would be so united in suppressing a truth." Is upset by the publishing of so many private family letters that she sees as irrelevant. Wishes authors would instead speak to her and Solomon, since John Brown confided so closely in them. Saddened that she cannot get his writings concerning John Brown published in any newspaper. Suggests she try the "…

GLC03007.14

31 July 1887

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

One letter addressed to Alexander Ross from Anne Brown Adams dated July 31, 1887. Mentions the health of her children and reading The Life of Frederick Douglass. Does not find truth in Douglass's account of meeting John Brown. Believes that Uncle Tom's Cabin is a suitable work to teach her children about slavery. Recounts that there was a false narrative in the biography which led her children to be skeptical of Frederick Douglass's biography.

GLC03007.15

19 October 1887

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

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 good for them, and that overfeeding them is harmful. Ends with "As ever a friend of liberty, truth, and progress."

GLC03007.16

15 December 1887

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter

Title: to Garibaldi Ross

Brief biographies of the men involved in the raid on Harpers Ferry, and discussion of her job keeping house for the men as they prepare. Writes to Alexander Ross' son, because "Your father has requested me to tell you the story of my life at, or recollections of, Kennedy Farm, during the Summer of 1859." Gives a physical description of the house, the finding of the house, her life during this time, and then biographies of the raiders who lived there. Presents "John Brown, not the one the world knew him, but my father, as I knew him." Claims "He told me of his plan to make a raid on Harper…

GLC03007.17

28 December 1887

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Discussing newspaper articles related to her father, John Brown, and others' opinions of him. "I find now, since all the men who had any knowledge of his affairs, have written recollections and confessions, that he told me more of his plans than he ever confided to his most intimate friends." Discusses her troubles studying when younger, vegetarian diets, tooth decay, and Ross' plan to feed every Englishman for nine cents a day.

GLC03007.18

15 May 1888

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Knows that John Brown first conceived of raiding Harpers Ferry before going to Kansas, no matter what magazines say. Reporters "say 'It is impossible to trace exactly how and when the Harper's Ferry invasion first took shape in John Brown's mind, but the indications are that it grew little by little out of his Kansas experience.' Now in reply to this I will say that my father explained his plan to capture Harper's Ferry in all its details, to me, the winter before he, or any member of his family, were in Kansas." Declares Brown also thought of New Orleans instead of Harper's Ferry, but…

GLC03007.19

1 July 1888

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Discusses at length her faith in God, and how despair only makes it stronger, as her father taught her. Mentions smallpox incidents nearby and greater women's rights in California. Her oldest son, fifteen, has run off to become a locomotive engineer and she fears he may have drowned in heavy rain. Recipient inferred from content.

GLC03007.20

26 August 1888

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

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 content.

GLC03007.21

2 December 1888

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Wonders why there is so much evil in the world, is thankful for the good people she has known, and rejoices in the election of Benjamin Harrison as President. Has recently moved from Rohnerville to Petrolia. Wonders "why some people were ever permitted to be born into the world, They never seem to have a kind thought or do a good act, their lives are all wrong. Why did a good God create so much evil and so little that is really good, in the human race?" Despite this, feels lucky to have known some great men, "even if they are lost" too soon. On politics "greatly rejoiced with the results…

GLC03007.22