Brown, Wealthy C. (1829-1911) to her sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06348.02 Author/Creator: Brown, Wealthy C. (1829-1911) Place Written: Dorset, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 March 1860 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
Addressed to "My Dearly Loved Sister," probably referring to one of John Brown's daughters at North Elba. Expresses sadness at the death of Martha Evelyn Brewster Brown, Oliver Brown's wife, and remembers Oliver's love for her. Sends her condolences to the whole Brown family in regards to all who died at Harpers Ferry. Also praises James Redpath. Martha had done much of the housekeeping on the Maryland farm where the Harpers Ferry raid was prepared, but had returned to North Elba shortly before the raid. Mentions receiving a letter from Annie (Wealthy's sister-in-law and daughter of John Brown) and her writing that she "wishes she never left home... so home sick... that she has got the blues..."
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