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One year after the execution of John Brown, on December 2, 1860, Mrs. Child wrote the Brown's widow, Mary Brown, regarding the impact her husband's actions and commitment to the cause had had on the country and efforts for "emancipation." She also sent along "a trifle" to help support the Brown family financially.
Creator: Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880
Date: December 2, 1860
Item Number: 5424
Call Number: John Brown Coll. #299 Box 2 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 5424
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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