John Brown letter and newspaper clippings
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter and photocopies of newspaper clippings. The letter was written at White Hall, New Jersey on April 29, 1857 and is addressed to William Barnes Esq. of Albany New York. Brown states that he would be pleased if Mr. Woods or any friends at Albany could help him by contributing money. Also included are three newspaper clippings dated 1889, 1892, and 1896. The clippings are retrospectives on John Brown and the Harper's Ferry raid (1859).
Dates
- 1857-1896
Creator
- Brown, John, 1800-1859 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from John Brown letter and newspaper clippings must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical / Historical
American abolitionist.
Extent
1 folder (0.05 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of John Brown letter and newspaper clippings
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 October 28
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States