Box 2
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Letter from War Department verifying the order was for JOhn Brown and his men, 1932 July 27
File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence and papers of John Brown (b. 1800 d. 1859), American abolitionist. Also included is correspondence of several relatives and persons associated with him in Brown's Kansas and Virginia insurrections.Over half the correspondence, spanning from 1826-1849, consists of John Brown's letters to business associate Seth Thompson. The letters reflect his financial difficulties, but deal principally with his activities as a tanner and land...
Dates:
1932 July 27
Orders to Lt. Green with 30 Marines to escort the prisoners, [John Brown and his men] to jail at Charlestown, VA, signed by R[obert] E. Lee, 1859 October 19
File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence and papers of John Brown (b. 1800 d. 1859), American abolitionist. Also included is correspondence of several relatives and persons associated with him in Brown's Kansas and Virginia insurrections.Over half the correspondence, spanning from 1826-1849, consists of John Brown's letters to business associate Seth Thompson. The letters reflect his financial difficulties, but deal principally with his activities as a tanner and land...
Dates:
1859 October 19