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Abolitionist John Brown gave this melodeon to his daughter, Ruth Brown Thompson, as a wedding present. It was played at his funeral on December 8, 1859. Brown originally purchased the melodeon from a musician in New York. It was manufactured by Carhart & Needham Organs and Melodeons of New York, and patent dates stamped on the instrument range from 1846 to 1857.
Creator: Carhart, James
Date: between 1857 and 1869
Item Number: 209888
Call Number: 1980.218.148
KSHS Identifier: 1980.218.148
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music
Date - 1800-1819
Date - 1854-1860
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Home and Family - Courtship and marriage
Home and Family - Death and funerals
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Communication - Musical - Musical, Unclassified - Organ, Reed
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - New York
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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