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John Brown (1800-1859) Clippings
John Brown and John Brown, Jr. Papers
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 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.
Logan Osborne Family and Business Records
Patrick Plummer Diary
Plummer relates family births, marriages, deaths, farm operations and other business interests. In 1859 he mentions John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry.
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material
Papers of Thomas Tavenner and the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence; memoirs; journals; financial and legal documents; pamphlets; newspapers; and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family were Confederate sympathizers.
Simeon Franklin Seely, ALS, Letter Regarding Raid by John Brown on Harpers Ferry
Letter of 17 October 1859, written by a merchant from Beverly, Ohio, who, on the night of the 16th arrived at Harpers Ferry as John Brown was taking possession of the armory. The letter describes the raid during the time his train was held up.