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

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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.

GLC#
GLC00929
Type
Header Record
Date
1856-1885
Title
Letters by John Brown and John Brown Jr. [Decimalized .01-.02]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
2 items
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895
African American History
Bleeding Kansas
Abolition
Westward Expansion
Law
Judiciary
Politics
Slavery

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GLC00929.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Mary Ann Brown

April 24, 1856

Brown, John, 1800-1859

The letter discusses the defeat of a pro-slavery judge. Recounts story of "one of the most deeply exciting times...since our arival in the territory. A United States Judge came here & attempted to hold a Court, & to enforce the enactment of the Bogus...

GLC00929.01
GLC00929.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Franklin B. Sanborn

March 18, 1885

Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895

Brown critiques Sanborn's book for having too many of John Brown's personal letters. He read part of Sanborn's manuscript for "The Life and Letters of John Brown" out loud to his brother Owen. They both worry readers may get bored of so many letters...

GLC00929.02