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Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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"Personal Reminiscence of John Brown" by Edward White

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4582
Scope and Contents

Handwritten personal account of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, [West] Virginia in 1859, dictated by Edward White to his daughter Margaret White Longley. Edward White would later serve for the Confederate army and his viewpoints on enslavement and abolitionists are apparent in this account.

Dates: circa 1887