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John Brown letter and broadside [decimalized .01-.02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05925 Author/Creator: Place Written: Various Type: Header Record Date: 29 November 1859 - 2 December 1859 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Letter written by John Brown shortly before his death, and broadside for a funeral service to him.

Brown, John, 1800-1859

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