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Letters by John Brown and John Brown Jr. [Decimalized .01-.02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00929 Author/Creator: Place Written: Various Type: Header Record Date: 1856-1885 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

A letter by John Brown regarding pro-slavery laws and judges in Kansas, and letter by John Brown Jr. regarding publication of John Brown's personal letters.

Brown, John, 1800-1859
Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895

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