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John Brown and John Brown, Jr. Papers
John Brown Records
Letter from Brown's cousin, Luther Humphrey, dated Windham, Portage Co, O. November 12, 1859 extolling Brown's course of action; Brown's reply, dated Charlestown, Jefferson Co, Va., November 19, 1859, in which he upholds the righteousness of his cause.
John Brown Records
Photostat copies of court records from the 13th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Jefferson County, (W) Va., relating to the trial of John Brown and the others for the raid on Harper's Ferry.
John Brown's Fort, Harpers Ferry, Stereocard Photograph
A stereocard of John Brown's fort at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. This photograph would have been taken prior to 1891, when the fort was sold, dismantled, and transported cross-country for display at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The fort was eventually returned to West Virginia, first to the grounds of Storer College of Hapers Ferry and then closer to its original location under the auspices of the National Park Service.
John Burns Murphy, Compiler, Genealogy of Murphy and Related Families
John C. Allen, Singer-Songwriter, Music Albums
Four albums on audio compact disc of music by John C. Allen of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Albums include "Showboat Down" (2013) and "Late to the Afterlife" (2018) by the band Lower Calling and "All These Cleopatras" (1997) and "This Ruined Palace" (2002) by the band Caesar. Each albums includes cardboard case decorated with artwork, lyrics, and liner notes. Allen may be credited under the names Johnny Allen, Johnny Halloween, or J-Halloween.
John C. Bayles, Compiler, Genealogies
John C. Gump, Award, Certificate and Two Letters
Xerox copies of three items: certificate awarding Sec. of State Medallion of Valor to John C. Gump; two letters from WV Sec. of State A.J. Manchin to John C. Gump (1978, July 28 and 1979, April 18) concerning the award.
John C. Palmer Papers
The case book of a Wellsburg attorney containing debt proceedings, compensation, and tenancy transactions. Also his record book of farm lands sold in the Cross Creek District of Brooke County.
John C. Sanders, Collector, Papers
Records of marriages, 1816-1867, performed by the Reverend William Welch, Mineral County, West Virginia; Civil War typescripts, including "Capture of Generals Kelly and Crook," by Capt. Jesse C. McNeill, and "Capture of a Railroad Train," by John T. Peerce. There are scrapbooks on South Branch Valley history, and account books for grain, carding, and other activities in Morgantown. There are also clippings and photographs.