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Language
English
Abstract
Contains letters, documents, letter-books, manuscripts and articles relating to John Brown and John Brown, Jr. Topics include
abolitionist activities, including those in Kansas and Harpers Ferry, farm business, and family matters. Included are bits
of fatherly advice, insight into the wool industry of the mid-1800's, eyewitness commentary on events in the abolitionist
movement, and a phrenological description of John Brown. Names mentioned are Jason Brown, Owen Brown, Frederick Douglass,
John Sherman, Garrett Smith and Boyd B. Stutler.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Brown and John Brown, Jr. Papers, A&M 3108, West Virginia and Regional
History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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