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This letter, written in Boston by William Handy, was addressed to Reverend Thomas W. Higginson, an abolitionist minister from Worcester, Massachusetts. In this letter, Handy proposes strategies to deal with the potential arrest of James Redpath in the aftermath of Harpers Ferry. Higginson and Redpath had both supported John Brown's raid on the arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. After John Brown's execution, some of his followers had fled the country, but Higginson and Redpath had both remained in the United States. Handy fearsthat Redpath would be arrested, and he wants to figure out the best way to protect Redpath's rights.
Creator: Handy, William
Date: April 3, 1860
Item Number: 90786
Call Number: Thomas W. Higginson Coll. #380 Box 1 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90786
Collections - Manuscript - Higginson, Thomas W.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Federal Government
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition - Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable Kansans - Redpath, James, 1833-1891
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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