Letters and documents relating to John Brown & Family [decimalized .01-.10]

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GLC#
GLC04463
Type
Header Record
Date
1819-1943
Title
Letters and documents relating to John Brown & Family [decimalized .01-.10]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
11 items
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform
Brown, John, 1800-1859
John Brown
African American History
Slavery
Abolition

Showing 12 of 12 records

Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Frederick Brown & Jeremiah Brown

11 October 1856

Brown, John, 1800-1859

Leaving Kansas, his poor health, and the health of his sons. Says he is leaving Kansas "both on business: & to recover my health," as he is suffering from "Dysentary & Chill Fever." However, "I expect to go back should the trouble continue"...

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Collection Item
Photograph

Sepia head and shoulders image of John Brown, with lock of hair

1859 ca.

Platt, A.C., 1828-1884

GLC04463.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to John Brown

28 April 1855

Brown, Frederick, 1830-1856

Journey to Kansas, staking claims in Osawatomie, and plans to build a settlement. Says he, Owen, and Salmon arrived in Osawatomie, without John Jr. and Jason, and have found good land. They "intend to put up some cabbins and get to ploughing as...

GLC04463.03
Collection Item
Signature

[Signatures of six of John Brown's supporters]

circa 1859

Anderson, Osborne Perry, 1830-1872

Piece of paper with six signatures, reportedly found in Brown's carpetbag. After Brown's capture, soldiers found a carpetbag of his in the farm where the raiders had been living. The bag contained numerous papers written and signed by his Northern...

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Ruth Brown

February 23, 1851

Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895

Relates news of friends and family from "the hill," their house in Ohio. Encloses a letter from "grandfather," most likely Owen Brown. Discusses construction projects, his health, family pastimes, a fire in Akron and Ruth's recent marriage. Asks...

GLC04463.05
Collection Item
Document signed

Almon Kingsbury petition for tavern licence

3 September 1830

Brown, Owen, 1771-1856

Petitioning the Court of Common Pleas in Portage County, Ohio for a tavern license. State their opinion that "a tavern is needed at the center of Hudson...that the house lately occupied by Owen Brown Esqr...would constitute a favorable stand for...

GLC04463.06
Collection Item
Autograph document signed

[Invoice for work done in Portage County, Ohio]

26 July 1819

Brown, Owen, 1771-1856

Invoice stating Brown was owed twenty two dollars. Signed twice by Brown. Also signed by Elias Harmon and Samuel Brigg as Justices.

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Collection Item
Header Record

Stone print of John Brown's last written words with copy of original [Decimalized .01-.02]

December 1859

Brown, John, 1800-1859

Stone print of the last words of John Brown. "I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty, land: will never be purged away, but with Blood. I had as I now think: vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed; it...

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Collection Item
Photograph

[Photograph of John Brown's last written words]

December 1859

Brown, John, 1800-1859

Albumen print of the last written words of John Brown. "I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty, land: will never be purged away, but with Blood. I had as I now think: vainly flattered myself that without very much...

GLC04463.08.01
Collection Item
Document

[Facsimile of John Brown's last written words]

1859

Brown, John, 1800-1859

Reproduction on paper of the original copy of John Brown's last written words.

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Collection Item
Document signed

[Promissory note]

February 3, 1841

Brown, Oliver Owen, 1804-1858

Promissory note from Oliver Brown for five hundred eighty five dollars and sixty eight cents.

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Collection Item
Typed letter signed

to Mr. Lally

1933 circa

Benet, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943

Affirms that "Five Men and Pompey" was his first published work. States that "We had a sketch of John Dos Passos in 'Books' recently, and there will be others. I don't know when or if we'll get together in book form." In 1933 Benet and his wife...

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