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Brown, John -- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Collection — Multiple Containers
Call Number: MS E.5.1, pts. 1&2
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence relating to the abolitionist John Brown (1800-1859), specifically the unsuccessful armed slave rebellion he led at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Collection dates range from 1847 to 1904, with bulk dates between 1858 and 1860. Letters concern such matters as raising money in support of the raid and Brown’s subsequent trial; issues with Hugh Forbes and preparations for the uprising; the aftermath of the failed raid; and the rescue attempts made for Aaron...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1847-1860; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1904
Thomas Wentworth Higginson Correspondence
Collection — Container: MS P.91.37
Call Number: MS P.91.37
Scope and Contents
Of the 159 letters in this collection, many deal with abolition, women’s suffrage, and literature. Correspondents include abolitionists, writers, and suffragettes such as Lydia Maria Child, Sarah Orne Jewett, Louise Chandler Moulton, Harriet Spofford, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, Anne Whitney, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Also included is correspondence from Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Abby Kelley Foster. In addition, there are letters from Una Hawthorne and Rose...
Dates:
1848-1909; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1910
