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Brown, John -- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Collection Overview

Title: Brown, John -- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Predominant Dates: 1847-1860

Creator: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911

Extent: 200.0 Items

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1904

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

This collection contains correspondence relating to the abolitionist John Brown (1800-1859), specifically the unsuccessful armed slave rebellion he led at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Of the 200 letters in the collection, 15 are written by Brown to his family, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains correspondence relating to the abolitionist John Brown (1800-1859), specifically the unsuccessful armed slave rebellion he led at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Collection dates range from 1847 to 1904, with bulks dates between 1858 and 1860. Letters concern such matters as raising money in support of the raid and Brown’s subsequent trial; issues with Hugh Forbes and preparations for the uprising; the aftermath of the failed raid; and the rescue attempts made for Aaron Dwight Stevens and John Doy. Correspondents include Thomas Wentworth Higginson,Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, John Brown, Samuel Gridley Howe, and John W. LeBarnes. The majority of the letters are addressed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson.

Administrative Information

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Acquisition Source: Thomas Wentworth Higginson.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Related Materials: MS q AM 1996, vols. 1 and 2  Memoranum [sic] Book of John Brown, Franklin, Portage Co. Ohio. For more information please see https://archive.org/details/memoranumsicbook01brow.

Processing Information: Finding aid written by Rare Books and Manuscripts Department staff.

Finding Aid Revision History: Updated by Rachel Stanton, June 2014.

Box and Folder Listing

Folder Pt. 2, 128: Adams, Annie Brown, 1843-1926. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; North Elba (N.Y.), 29 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thanks him for the money to buy sheep. Regrets not being able to become a Christian as her father wishes. Gives biographical data about Frederic [Brown], [John Edwin] Cook and Dangerfield Newby. 4 p. Appended is a souvenir bill on the "Banks of Niagra." Printed. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 134: Adams, Annie Brown, 1843-1926. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; North Elba (N.Y.), 9 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Tells him how to get in touch with the families of [Barclay] Coppoc, [William Henry] Leeman, Jeremiah G[oldsmith], Anderson and O[sborn] P[erry] Anderson. Is proud to be her father's daughter. Mentions plans for his burial; recalls the last night at the Kennedy farm. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 142: Adams, Annie Brown, 1843-1926. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [(North Elba, N.Y.)], 21 December [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thinks [John Edwin] Cook should not be censured to strongly. Has heard O[wen Brown] and C[harles] P[lummer] Tidd are in Pennsylvania. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 154: Adams, Annie Brown, 1843-1926. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [North Elba (N.Y.)], 11 January [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares it is Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown's wish that part of the money be used [in the rescue of Aaron Dwight Stevens and Albert Hazelett]. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 159: Adams, Annie Brown, 1843-1926. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [North Elba (N.Y.)], 17 January [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Copies a letter from [Aaron Dwight] Stevens, saying he is well except for his paralyzed jaw. Defends [John Edwin] Cook, explaining her previous comment on his lack of principles. 6 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 144: Andrew, John Albion, 1818-1867. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [n.p], 23 December [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares [the letters] are ready and subject to his orders. 1 p. Probably refers to the letters mentioned by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, December 20, 1859.
Folder Pt. 1, 97: Anonymous. A.N. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Northampton.], [November c. 1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Encloses $3.00 for the benefit of John Brown. 1 p.
Folder Pt 1, 111: Anonymous. A.N. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [(Snow's Store, Vt.)], 10 December [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Suggests rescuing Governor [Henry Alexander] Wise for a few days. 1 p. Mounted with this is the envelope addressed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
Folder Pt. 2, 220: Benjamin, William Everts, 1859-1940. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [N.Y.], 14 November 1898Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Of late years has had no sale for John Brown letters; thinks $5 above their value. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 67: Blackwell, Samuel C. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [N.Y.], 27 October [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends $5 for the defense of John Brown. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 65: Bowditch, William Ingersoll, 1819-1909. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 26 October 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Repeats an offer made by Charles M[ayo] Ellis to act as junior counsel for John Brown. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1. 12: Bride, William J. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 18 March 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Notice of a meeting at Dr. [Samuel Gridley] Howe's room. Written for George Luther Stearns.
Folder Pt. 1. 1: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to Simon Perkins; [Springfield], 24 November 1847Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Lists the outstanding sums; thinks if moderate advances were continued, the season's proceeds might be doubled. Mentions th exact amount of indebtedness. 2 p. Printed in Boston Public Library, Historical Manuscripts, No. 2, p. 43.
Folder Pt. 1, 2: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to Simon Perkins; [Springfield], 1 May 1849Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Mentions the death of his daughter [Ellen]. Has made a small cash sale to go to Europe. Is considering a foreign market for the fine wool. May go to Europe himself. 3 p. Appended is a memorandum in an unknown hand giving the dates of Ellen Brown's life. Printed in Boston Public Library, Historical Manuscripts, No. 2, p. 44-6.
Folder Pt. 1, 3: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to Simon Perkins; [Troy, N.Y.], 26 January 1852Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Reports on the examination of B. Buck [Henry] Warren's witness. Has obtained valuable testimony from A.J. Richardson. Finds the business goes slowly. 2 p. Printed in Boston Public Library, Historical Manuscripts, No. 2, 46-7.
Folder Pt. 1, 114: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Springfield], 1 April 1857Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares funds may be left for him at the Emigrant Aid Office. Is anxious to start at once. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 4: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Rochester, N.Y.], 2 February 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks Higginson to raise money for "a most important undertaking." Wishes his wherabouts kept entirely secret. 1 p. Printed in part in F. B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p.435-6.
Folder Pt. 1, 7: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Rochester, N.Y.], 12 February 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Intends "railroad business on an extended scale." Urges him to meet for consultation at Gerrit Smith's. 1 p.Printed in part in F. B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 436.
Folder Pt. 1, 8: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn; [Rochester, N.Y.], 17 February 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Would find it impossible to go to Boston without being recognized. Suggests he come to Peterboro with [Thomas Wentworth] Higginson. 1 p. Printed in F. B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 436.
Folder Pt. 1, 10: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Agrees to meet him at the American House the next Friday evening. 1 p. Printed in F. B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 447.
Folder Pt. 1, 26: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Chatham, Canada West.], 14 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Promises to take no hasty steps. Intends to find out what [Hugh] F[orbes] will do and act accordingly. 1 p. Cf. John Brown to F. B. Sanborn, same date, printed in F. B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters fo John Brown, p. 457.
Folder Pt. 1, 36: Brown, John, 1800-1859. L. to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn; [Lawrence, Kansas.], 28 June 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Intends to leave at once for the neighborhood "of the late troubles." Urges him to carry out the proposed measures. Asks for a dozen whistles. 2 p. Copy in Franklin Benjamin Sanborn's hand. Printed in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 353.
Folder Pt. 1, 38: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn; [Missouri Line], 20 & 30 July, 6 August 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Describes his situation near the scene of the Marais des Cygnes murders. Contradicts the Tribune account. Will need assistance if the LeCompton bill passes. Reports excitement in Missouri; feels the Free State men "possess the field." Has been ill with ague. 4 p. Printed in F. B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 474-77.
Folder Pt. 1, 39: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L. to "Dear Friend and Other Friends"; [Osawatomie, Kansas], 10 & 13 September 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
All is quiet now; has no need for [the whistles]. Urges him to get things into operation as soon as possible. Thanks him for draft of $50. 2 p. Printed in F. B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 477-78.
Folder Pt. 2, 221: Brown, John, 1800-1859. L. to Jesse Bowen; [Springdale, Iowa], 3 March 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Offers him a collection of arms now at Tabor, Iowa. Asks him to raise money on the cannon and carriage left with him. 1 p. Typewritten copy sent to Edward Robeson Taylor.
Folder Pt. 1, 40: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to "Dear Wife and Children All"; [Chambersburg, PA], 1 October 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Hopes to have $50 for them. Gives directions for feeding the animals and sends four blankets for the girls. 2 p. Signed "Your affectionate huband and father." Verso: Epitaphs for Frederic Brown, 1830-1846 and Captain John Brown, 1728-1776. Printed in F. B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 550. For the epitaphs see p. 3.
Folder Pt. 2, 117: Brown, John, 1800-1859. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Charlestown, VA], 22 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thanks Higginson for visiting and aiding his family. Hears he has sent $25 and a bundle of papers. 1 p. Printed in part in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 543-4.
Folder Pt. 1, 94: Brown, Mary Anne Day, 1816-1884. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Eagleswood, Perth Amboy (N.J.)], 15 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Intends to return [to Philadelphia] with [James Miller] McKim. Has heard her husband's reasons for not wishin her to come. 1 p.
Folder Pt 1, 115a: Brown, Mary Anne Day, 1816-1884. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [North Elba (N.Y.)], 25 July 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Was pleased at the effot to save the two men [Aaron Dwight Stevens and Albert Hazlett]. Regretted not seeing him in Boston. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 83: Brown, Salmon, 1836- 1919. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [North Elba (N.Y.)], 9 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thanks him for the news of O[wen] B[rown]'s safety and other kindnesses. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 129: Brown, Salmon, 1836-1919. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [North Elba (N.Y.)], 30 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Comments on Edwin M[iller] Wheelock's discourse in the Liberator. Wishes he could aid in the proposed rescue. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 143: Brown, Salmon, 1836-1919. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [North Elba (N.Y.)], 21 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thanks him for letters and papers. Has heard from Owen [Brown] Jason [Brown] and John [Brown, Jr.] Thinks much of the men in prison. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 101: Carnes, George W. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 17 November [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has had copies of John Brown's address to the Virginia Court printed and intends selling them for the benefit of the family. 5 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 79: Cheney, Nathan. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 8 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Arranged to meet him in Worcester. Contributes $3.00 to the "noble cause." 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 75: Clarke, Henry B, 1827-. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [New Bedford], 6 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Desires to known of the pecuniary needs of John Brown or of any of his family. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 86: Clarke, Henry B, 1827-. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [New Bedford], 10 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends a draft of $100 for [John] Brown. Inquires how much is needed. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 98: Clarke, Henry B, 1827-. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [New Bedford], 16 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends a number of contributions to the Brown fund; asks about the photographs advertised by [Thaddeus] Hyatt. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 99: Clarke, Henry B, 1827-. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [New Bedford], 16 November [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Suggests having a lithograph drawn from a good photograph of [John] Brown. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 137: Clarke, Henry B, 1827-. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworh Higginson]; [New Bedford], 14 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Wants a statement on the needs of the families suffering from the Harper's Ferry affair. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 145: Clarke, Henry B, 1827-. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [New Bedford], 24 December [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Makes further contributions to the Brown fund; orders copies of a photograph sold by [Thomas Hopkins] Webb. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 63: Crane, John H. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Worcester], 24 October [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Offers $2 to procure counsel for John Brown. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 73: Day, Horace H, 1813-1878. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [N.Y.], 5 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Returns the enclosed -- intended for Benjamin H[enry] Day. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 205: Doy, John, 1812- . The rescuers of Dr. John Doy of Lawrence from the prison of St. Joseph, Missouri. Printed Broadside., 23 July 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Contains the names and pictures of Thomas Simmons, Stephen J. Willis, Joseph Gardner, [James] Stewart, George Hays, Charles F. Doy, [Joshua A.] Pike, Silas Soule, [James Burnett] Abbot, Jacob Sinnex. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 64: Elliott, Charles Wyllys, 1817-1883. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [New Haven], 25 October 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Suggests William Curtis Noyes as counsel for John Brown. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 68: Falls, William S. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Rochester, N.Y.], 27 October 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends a draft of $10 contributed for the defense of John Brown. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 190: Fitch, James Mason, 1815-1867. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Oberline (Ohio)], 13 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends an account of the fund for the monument to the colored men. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 35: Forbes, Hugh, active approximately 1848-approximately 1857. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Philadelphia], 6 June [18]58Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Feels he has been "grossly defrauded;" his family is destitute. Intends to make the "New Englanders" redress his wrongs. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 207: Fowler James Hackett, 1824-1889. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Cambridge], 6 March [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to attend an Anti-Slavery meeting on March 16. Hopes to consider questions of practical action. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 210: Fowler, James Hackett, 1824-1889. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Cambridge], 9 March 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Gives him more information about the meeting proposed for March 16. Intends to have a private council to consider practical questions. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 74: Higginson, George, 1804-1889. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 6 November [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends $20 to be expended in defense of John Brown. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 5: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to [John Brown]; [Worcester], 8 February 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Is always ready to invest money in treason. Has other demands but promises at least $5. 1 p. Addressed to N. Hawkins. Quoted in M. T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 191.
Folder Pt. 1, 18: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to [John Brown]; [Brattleboro, VT], 7 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Protests against any postponement on account of H[ugh] F[orbes]. 2 p. Addressed to Jason Brown, but endorsed by John Brown. Quoted in M. T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 191.
Folder Pt. 1, 23: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to [Theodore Parker]; [Brattleboro, VT], 9 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Regards any postponement as simply abandoning the project. Thinks H[ugh] F[orbes] can be circumvented. 2 p. Signed with "T.W.H." Printed in part in F. B. Sanborn, Recollections of Seventy Years, p. 156; Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p. 260.
Folder Pt. 1, 29: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L. to [John Brown]; [Worcester], 18 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Finds [Hugh] F[orbes] is considered a blunderer. Has urged the others not to give up. 1 p. Endorsed by John Brown. Quoted in M. T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 191.
Folder Pt. 1, 28: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to [Theodore Parker]; [Worcester], 18 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Lists his reasons for not postponing the scheme. Charles A[nderson] D[ana] considered [Hugh] F[orbes] a "blundering blockhead." 3 p. Signed "T.W.H." Quoted in M. T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 191.
Folder Pt. 1, 33: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. Memorandum; [n.p.], 1 & 6 June 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Learned from John Brown of the decision to postpone the scheme. The "old veteran" himself was still opposed to delay. Found that arms and $500 have been turned over by the Kansas Committee. Ms. 3 p. Printed in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 340.
Folder Pt. 1, 42: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to [John Brown]; [Worcester], 29 October 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Rejoices to find that he is not discouraged; always regretted the postponement of the enterprise. Hopes to make some contribution this spring. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 51: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to [John Brown]; [Brattleboro, VT], 1 May 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Fears there is little money to be obtained this year. Many have lost confidence. Would like to join him in person. 2 p. Endorsed by John Brown. Quoted in M. T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 192; O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 397.
Folder Pt. 1, 71: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. Circular letter; [Boston], 2 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Invitation to contribute toward the defense of John Brown. Printed form. 1 p. Contains also the names of Samuel E[dmund] Sewall, S[amuel] G[ridley] Howe, and R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson. Written on the circular is a statement of necessary expenses, signed by T[homas] W[entworth] H[igginson]. Quoted in M. T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 193.
Folder Pt. 1, 96: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to Samuel Gridley Howe; [Worcester], 15 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Reminds him of a conversation where it was agreed that any denial would be the "extreme of baseness." Considers his present letter disclaiming all knowledge of John Brown's plans "one of the worst aspects of the affair." 3 p. Marked "Not sent." Enclosed is a newspaper clipping concerning Howe's statement.
Folder Pt. 1, 108: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L. to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn; [n.p.], 17 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Laments their lack of honor. Thinks the meanest theif would be ashamed to lie in such circumstances. 2 p. Draft. Refers to the card issued by Samuel Gridley Howe on November 14, 1859, denying all knowledge of John Brown. Mounted with a letter addressed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, November 19, 1859. Quoted in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 533.
Folder Pt. 2, 174: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn; [Worcester], 3 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Cannot understand his offer to testify in Boston; thinks the Senate Committee reluctant to call those who would defend [John] Brown for fear of arousing the country. 4 p. Signed "T.W.H.", marked "Never sent." Enclosed is a newspaper clipping concerning Samuel Gridley Howe and the Investigation Committee.
Folder Pt. 2, 175: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn; [Worcester], 3 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Reminds him of his former views on the importance of keeping back evidence. Hears now he is eager to testify. Does not think he will be summoned as [James Murray] Mason does not want John Brown heartily defended. 2 p. Signed "T.W.H."; marked "never sent." Quoted in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 529.
Folder Pt. 2, 178: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. Ms. Memorandum of a conversation with Charles Plummer Tidd; [n.p.], 10 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Concerns the arming of the slaves, the disagreements preceding the attack and the escape to Chambersburg. 3 p. Marked "Thomas Wentworth Higginson." Printed in part in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 471.
Folder Pt. 2, 183: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L. to [Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Channing) Higginson]; [N.Y.], [16 February 1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks her to send a clipping to [James] Redpath and two pamphlets to him. Has arranged for [Charles Plummer] Tidd to come on. 4 p. Marked "Thomas Wentworth Higginson" in pencil. Dated "Thursday noon."
Folder Pt. 2, 195: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L. to [Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Channing) Higginson]; [H(arrisburg, PA)], 17 February [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Describes a meeting with [James] Montgomery. Outlines plans for his lecture tour and the proposed rescue. Fears snow. 4 p. Quoted in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 573, p. 576.
Folder Pt. 2, 184: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L. to [Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Channing) Higginson]; [H(arrisburg, PA)], 18 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Repeats [James] Montgomery's accounts of his life in Kansas. Described his present location, the view, etc. 4 p. Marked "Thomas Wentworth Higginson" in pencil.
Folder Pt. 2, 185: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L. to [Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Channing) Higginson]; [H(arrisburg, PA)], 19 February [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Intends to lecture in the west while [James Montgomery] explores the country. Comments on her letter, her difficulties with the furnace and his adventures in a book-store. 4 p. Printed in M. T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 198.
Folder Pt. 2, 186: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L. to [Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Channing) Higginson]; [H(arrisburg, PA)], 20 February [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Mentions [Charles Plummer] Tidd's arrival; is uncertain about the Germans. 1p. Marked "Thomas Wentworth Higginson" in pencil. Last sentence quoted in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 580.
Folder Pt. 2, 187: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L. to [Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Channing) Higginson]; [Cleveland], [21 February 1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Missed his lecture at Elkart; spent the evening with Sarah Hervey and "her songs." Was really very comfortable in the sleeping car. 4 p. Marked as "Thomas Wentworth Higginson" in pencil.
Folder Pt. 2, 188: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L. to [Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Channing) Higginson]; [Chicago], 23 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Tells her of a ball in Elkart, Indiana. Describes his fellow-travelers on the trip to Chicago. 3 p. Marked "Thomas Wentworth Higginson" in pencil.
Folder Pt. 2, 204: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. Ms. Memorandum listing the obstacles in the way of Aaron Dwight Steven's scape. [n.p.], [c. February 1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Mentions the dangers of crossing the mountainous country, the defenses of the building, the difficult retreat with the prisoners. 1 p. Printed in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 576-7.
Folder Pt. 2, 212: Higginson, Thomas, Wentworth, 1823-1911. A.L.S. to [Aaron Dwight Stevens]; [Worcester], 12 March 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Reminds him of a meeting at Nebraska City. Considers "death only a step in life." Mentions seeing C[harles] P[lummer] Tidd, [James] Montgomery, etc. 4 p. Marked "Copy." Printed in part in M. T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 199.
Folder Pt 1, 114a: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. T.L.S. to James Lyman Whitney; [Cambridge], 18 November 1904Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Encloses three more letters which belong properly in the John Brown papers. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 136: Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [n.p.], [13 December 1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has received no answer from Leavenworth; is expecting one from [Samuel F.] Tappan. Wishes to be included [in the attempt to rescue Aaron Dwight Stevens]. 1 p. Signed "R.J.H."
Folder Pt. 2, 150: Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 27 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thinks James Montgomery had better not come East. Mentions the whereabouts of the survivors. Suggests using a cipher. 3 p. Signed "R.J.H."
Folder Pt. 2, 152: Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 31 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Quotes from a letter concerning the necessity of hiring counsel for [Albert Hazlett]. A parcel is being sent to [Aaron Dwight] Stevens. 2 p. Signed "R.J.H."
Folder Pt. 2, 202: Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901. Telegram to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [N.Y.], 27 [February] 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares he is delayed but [Stephen J.] Willis starts that night. 1 p. Addressed to "Charles P. Carter"; signed "Josiah H. Reed."
Folder Pt. 2, 208: Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 7 March [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Explains about two volumes left in Harrisburg. Mentions the addresses of J[ames] R[edpath] and O[wen] B[rown]. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 219: Hobson, Jonathon Todd, 1850- . A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Washington, Ind.], 2 November 1898Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Offers for sale five letters of John Brown obtained from Jason Brown. 1 p. Verso: Notes in Higginson's hand concerning letters likely to be in John Brown's possession.
Folder Pt. 1, 22: Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], May [1858]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Agrees mainly with his views. Thinks [Hugh Forbes] is probably "bungling about in the dark." Adds in a postscript that Forbes has made disclosures to [William Henry] Seward. 3 p. Signed "S.G.H." Printed in F. B. Sanborn, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p. 260.
Folder Pt. 1, 82: Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876. L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 9 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Copies a letter from [John] Brown insisting that his wife should not come. Feels it would only deepen his affliction. Mentions the expense. 4 p. Quoted in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 513.
Folder Pt. 2, 193: Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876. L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 16 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Defends the publication of his card. Insists he did not know [John] Brown's destination. Thinks all those involved ought to testify. 4 p. Printed in part in O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 532.
Folder Pt. 1, 77: Hoyt, George H. (George Henry), 1837-1877. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 7 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Can give no reason for [John] Brown's refusal to see his wife. Wishes her stopped at Baltimore. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 203: Humphreys. A.D.S. for Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Harrisburg (PA)], 29 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Express receipt for one box to be sent to Worcester by the Adams Express Co. 1 p. Blank form filled in.
Folder Pt. 2, 132: Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 6 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has decided that his grandson [Francis Jackson Meriam] had best leave the country where his mind will not be wrought up by any discussion of the scenes of Harper's Ferry. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 109: Jennison, Florence (Birney). A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Bay City, Mich.], 20 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Inquires about the photographs of John Brown offered for sale by Thaddeus Hyatt. Thinks something may be collected for the family. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 105: King, Thomas Starr, 1824-1864. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Worcester], 18 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Contributes $10 for the support of John Brown's family. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 76: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 7 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has telegraphed [Charles Carroll] Fulton to stop Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown. Mr. Daniels is to be retained as counsel before the Court of Error. Sends a letter for the Spy concerning [George Henry] Hoyt's part in the trial. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 91: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 14 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Describes the movement undertaken by [John Albion] Andrew to amend either the Habeas Corpus Act or the Personal Librerty Bill. Intends to have the writ directed to the sheriff of the country. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 95: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 15 November [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Recommends L[ysander] S[pooner]'s scheme; thinks [Edwin Augustus] Brackett's too dangerous. Mentions the whereabouts of [James] Redpath, [George] Sennott, and [George Henry] Hoyt. 2 p. Signed "LeB." Appended is a note in Thomas Wentworth Higginson's hand, dated November 14, discussing a scheme for kidnapping Governor [Henry Alexander] Wise. Referred to in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 515.
Folder Pt. 2, 118: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [n.p.], 22 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Mentions possible arrangements for kidnapping Governor [Henry Alexander] Wise and carrying him aboard a tug. Does not think enough of the scheme to go himself. Raising the money is the real question. 8 p. Mutilated, signature cut away. Quoted in M.T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 196; O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 515-516.
Folder Pt. 2, 123: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [N.Y.], 27 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has 20 or 25 men prepared to attack the Charlestown jail on November 30. Wants him to raise the needed funds. Demands an answer at once. 2 p. Quoted in M.T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 196; O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 517. Mutilated; signature cut away.
Folder Pt. 2, 124: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . Telegram to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [N.Y.], 28 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has abandoned the projects. 1p. Signed "J.W.LeBarnet." Strip; cut and mounted.
Folder Pt. 2, 155: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 11 January 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares [Richard Josiah] Hinton has started for Kansas. Thinks he will need additional funds. 1 p. Appended is a cancelled check payable to Hinton, signed by Higginson, dated January 10, 1860.
Folder Pt. 2, 162: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 19 January 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thinks they can count on about a dozen men from New York. [Aaron Dwight] Stevens's trial commences February 1. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 180: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 11 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Copies a dispatch from Richard Josiah Hinton mentioning eight "machines" and asking for funds. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 191: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 14 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Explains why [Francis Jackson] M[eriam]'s money cannot be used and [Austin] Bearse will not go. Would like to go himself. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 194: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . Telegram to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 15 February [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has arrived at Pittsburg; eight "machines' are waiting. 1 p. Strip; cut and mounted.
Folder Pt. 2, 196: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [N.Y.], 18 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
The N.Y. firm is not very enthusiastic; thinks the attempt [to rescue Aaron Dwight Stevens] should be postponed until appeal has been tried. Higginson could then fulfill his lecture engagements. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 198: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . Telegram to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [N.Y.], 20 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Will go to Boston for instructions. 1 p. Addressed to "Charles P. Carter" and signed "J.W. Ledarmes."
Folder Pt. 2, 201: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [n.p.], 27 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Expects to join him in [Harrisburg]. Will bring one or two others. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 215: LeBarnes, John W, 1828- . A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 23 March 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks for an account of their last "Railroad Speculation." Desires to pay back [Edward Augustus] Brackett. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 216: Leighton, Caroline Cushing (Andrews) 1822- . A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Eagleswood (Perth Amboy, N.J.)], 29 March [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Longs to avenge the execution of [Aaron Dwight] Stevens and [Albert] Hazlett. Finds comfort in [Theodore Dwight] Weld's words Describes the funeral services, mentioning the remarks made by the clergyman from Connecticut and Theodore Tilton, the songs of the children and the grief of Stevens's father. 13 p. For typewritten copy see p. 217.
Folder Pt. 2, 217: Leighton, Caroline Cushing (Andrews) 1822- . T.L. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Eagleswood (Perth Amboy, N.J.)], 29 March [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Longs to avenge the execution of [Aaron Dwight] Stevens and [Albert] Hazlett. Finds comfort in [Theodore Dwight] Weld's words. Describes the funeral services, mentioning the remarks made by the clergyman from Connecticut and Theodore Tilton, the songs of the children and the grief of Stevens's father. 6 p. Typed copy of the letter on p. 216
Folder Pt. 1, 69: M’Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Philadelphia], 28 October [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares [James Redpath] has left for Chambersburg. Can offer no support in the contingency hinted at but thinks everything possible should be attempted. Mentions the forthcoming speech of J[oshua] R[eed] Giddings. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 81: M’Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Philadelphia], 8 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Had accompanied Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown to Baltimore; [George Henry] Hoyt's telegram urging her to return arrived in time for her to go back with him to Philadelphia. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 88: M’Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Philadelphia], 11 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares Mrs. [Rebecca (Buffum)] Spring has taken Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown off to Perth Amboy with her, implying it was [John] Brown's wish. Regrets that she was not allowed to remain for the present but does not wish to hurt Mrs. Spring's feelings. 6 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 92: M’Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Philadelphia], 14 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has heard the "men in the mountains" are safe and almost out of danger. Has a letter for Mrs. [Mary Ann (Day)] Brown from her husband. Intends to defray expenses by the annexed circular. 4 p. Printed on p. 3 is a circular asking contributions for the John Brown fund.
Folder Pt. 2, 119: M’Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Philadelphia], 23 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Realizes from Mrs. Ellen R. Rutherford's letter that at least one of the party is not safe. Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown has petitioned for the body of her husband. 2 p. Appended is a copy of a letter addressed to James Miller McKim by Mrs. Ellen R. Rutherford.
Folder Pt. 2, 149: M’Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Philadelphia], 27 December [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares the neighbors knew of the presence of the Brown girls at the Kennedy Farm; the subpoenas would come from them. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 158: Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody, 1806-1887. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Concord], 16 January 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Contributes toward the monument in memory of the colored men who died with John Brown. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 84: May, Samuel, 1810-1899. A.N.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [21 Cornhill (Boston)], 10 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to call a meeting [in honor of John Brown] in Worcester. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 192: May, Samuel, 1810-1899. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 16 February [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to arrange a meeting in Worcester at which Frederick Brown will speak. Suggests a small admission fee. Asks him to attend to the papers and handbills. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 87: Miller, Charles D. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Peterboro (N.Y.)], 11 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Explains Gerrit Smith's failure to answer his letter; he is at present under Dr. [John Perdue] Gray's care. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 173: Montgomery, James, 1814-1871. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Mound City, Kansas], 1 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Fears his duty to his family will keep him at home; suggests a substitute. 1 p. Addressed to "Rev. Theo. Brown"; signed "Henry Martin."
Folder Pt. 2, 179: Montgomery, James, 1814-1871. Telegram to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Leavenworth (Kansas)], 10 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Is leaving St. Joseph [Mo.] with eight men. 1 p. Signed "Henry Martin." On the same sheet is an answer ordering him to send the men back, written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and signed T[heodore] B[rown]. Printed in O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 576.
Folder Pt. 2, 177: Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 6 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Names J[ames] M[ason] Fitch to receive contributions for the monument to the colored men. Offers information on Denmark Vesey. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 140: O'Leary A[rthur, M.D.?]. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Bath, Maine], 19 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Wants the picture sent to N[ewell] A. Foster of Portland. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 24: Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 10 May [18]58Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Hopes he will preach on spiritualism; asks him to suggest a minister for West Newton. Adds in a postscript that if he knew more of [Hugh] F[orbes] he would think differently. 1 p. Signed "T.P." Postscript printed in F.B. Sanborn, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p. 260.
Folder Pt. 1, 25: Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 20 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
If he had known Higginson's plans, he would have asked him to speak at the Music Hall. Insists he is right [in postponing Brown's scheme because of Hugh Forbes]. 1 p. Signed "T.P."
Folder Pt. 1, 66: Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [n.p.], [26 October 1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares [Montgomery] Blair has been asked to go as counsel for John Brown and that [George Henry] Hoyt has gone as junior. [George] Sennott suggests B[enjamin] F[ranklin] Butler. 3 p. Signed "W.P."
Folder Pt. 2, 156: Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [n.p.], [16 January 1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks his opinion of an offer made by G[ilbert?] Pilsbury of Ludlow to Brown's daughters. 1 p. Originally addressed to Lydia Maria (Francis) Child.
Folder Pt. 2, 168: Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [n.p.], [23 January 1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Objects to the Brown girls [Anne and Sarah] going to E[agleswood]; prefers Concord. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 170: Pomeroy, Lucy Gaylord. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Atchinson K(ansas)], 23 January 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Warns him against trusting any "secret mission" to R[ichard] J[osiah] Hinton. 2 p. Signed "Mrs. Samuel C. Pomeroy."
Folder Pt. 1, 102: Raymond, Silas Clark, 1822- . A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Winchendon], 17 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Offers to take one of the Brown girls. Needs assistance in the house and store. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 80: Redpath, James, 1833-1891. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Malden], 8 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Intends to write a life of John Brown. Asks for any material. 1 p. Refers to The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, Boston, 1860.
Folder Pt. 1, 90: Redpath, James, 1833-1891. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Malden], 13 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Did not see the fugitives. Mentions the material he intends to include in the life of [John] Brown. 3 p. Refers to The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, Boston, 1860.
Folder Pt. 2, 138: Redpath, James, 1833-1891. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Malden], 15 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thanks him for his interesting letter; expects to get the book out on time. 1 p. Refers to The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, Boston, 1860.
Folder Pt. 2, 161: Redpath, James, 1833-1891. A.N. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], [19 January 1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Suspects spies; warns against trusting the mails. 1 p. Referred to in M.T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 196-7.
Folder Pt. 2, 176: Redpath, James, 1833-1891. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Redpath]; [Malden], [ca. 1847–1904]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Turns over all his material on true slave insurrections but contemplates a volume on the Haytian Revolution. Refuses either to leave the country or to testify. 1 p. Dated "Thursday."
Folder Pt. 2, 218: Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894. L. to James Hannay; [Lawrence (Kanses)], 5 February 1878Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Never doubted that [John] Brown was the author of the blow at Potawatomie. 1 p. Marked "Copy."
Folder Pt. 2, 130: Robers, E.F. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Worcester], 1 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Suggests heading the notice for the meeting "John Brown and Freedom." Thinks a party might spring up under that name. 1 p.
Folder Pt 2, 119: Rutherford, Ellen R. L. to James Miller McKim; [n.p.], 22 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares a party of Virginians have been there with a requisition for [Barclay] Coppoc. 1 p. Copy. Mounted with a letter addressed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson by James Miller McKim, November 23, 1859.
Folder Pt. 2, 206: Rutherford, William W. Telegram to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Harrisburg], 2 March 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares "he" is not there. 1 p. Unidentified person.
Folder Pt. 1, 113: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 5 January 1857Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Urges him to meet John Brown who is in Boston raising funds to equip a company for Kansas. Wants an answer from the Worcester Committee. Discusses policies to be used in Kansas. 4 p. Printed in part in O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 271.
Folder Pt. 1, 6: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917, A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 11 February 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares [John] Brown is at Rochester; believes he contemplatesw an uprising of slaves. Hopes Higginson can aid him substantially. Fears the Union is on its last legs. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 9: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 19 February 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks Higginson to accompany him to a meeting at [Gerrit] Smith's in Peterboro, N.Y. Gives directions. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 11: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 8 March 18[58]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Lists those assessed to help raise $1000 for [John Brown].  Is considering admitting Dr. [Samuel] Cabor and G[eorge] R[obert] Russell into the business. Inqiures where a supply of botswains' whistles can be purchased. 2 p. Printed in O.G. Willard, John Brown, p. 326.
Folder Pt. 1, 13: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 21 March 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Mentions the sums promised to [George Luther] Stearns, treasurer of the enterprise. [John Brown] has made some friends in New York; has gane north in search of shepherds. 4 p. Signed "F.B.S." Printed in part in O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 326.
Folder Pt. 1, 15: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917, A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 20 April 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares Nelson Hawkins [John Brown] has found several good men in Canada and "plans to turn his flocks loose about May 15." For this he will need an additional $500. Gives Brown's address. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 16: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [n.p.], 1 May [18]58Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to meet N.H. [John Brown] at Chatham, Canada West. Thinks Hugh Forbes "looks squally." 2 p. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 17: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 5 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thinks the project must be deferred since [Hugh] Forbes knows the details of the plan and their share in it. Urges Higginson to attend the convention at Chatham, Canada West. 3 p. Signed "F.B.S." Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Recollections of Seventy Years, p. 156; Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p. 259.
Folder Pt. 1, 19: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 7 May [18]58Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Informs him of Hugh Forbes's intended treachery. Asks Higginson to find out about him in N.Y. Thinks he can do great harm. 4 p. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 20: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 11 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Believes the scheme must be postponed for a year on account of Hugh Forbes's threats. Exposure would rob it of all its terror. The other "stockholders" agree. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 27: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 18 May [18]58Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thinks it madness to go on in the face of [Hugh] F[orbes]'s disclosures. [Charles Anderson] Dana's estimate of his character seems probable. 2 p. Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p. 260-1; O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 339.
Folder Pt. 1, 31: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. Telegram to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 24 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to meet with G[errit] Smith. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 32: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.N.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 31 May [1858]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to meet Hawkins [John Brown] at the American House. 1 p. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 37: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 6 July 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares John Brown has gone to Kansas; the scheme will be put in action next spring. 1 p. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 41: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 13 October 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Forwards a letter from [John] Brown inquiring about future operations -- also an older letter. Mentions an article by [David Atwood] Wasson in the Atlantic and his own lecture at the Tremont Temple. 3 p. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 46: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 19 January [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Reports on the operation of the Underground Railway. Money is being raised in Boston by [Samuel F.] Tappan. [John] Brown has begun the work in earnest; now would be the time for [Hugh] Forbes to show his hand. 4 p. Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Life and Letters of John Brown, p.492.
Folder Pt. 1, 47: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 4 March 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Mentions the capture of [John] Doy and [John] Brown's intention of coming East. Thinks a larger sum must be raised; suggests John [Murray] Forbes, etc. 3 p. Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Life and Letters of John Brown, p.493.
Folder Pt. 1, 48: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 14 March [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Mentions various contributions. Asks him to canvas Worcester. 1 p. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 49: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 6 April [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has received gifts from [Ebenezer Rockwood] Hoar and [John Murray] Forbes. Found it was unadvisable to broach the matter to [Samuel] Cabot. can give nothing himself. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 50: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 19 April 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares [John] Brown himself is in Boston. Hopes Higginson will look him up. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 52: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 9 May [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has invited a few friends to meet [John] Brown at Dr. [Samuel Gridley] Howe's the next day. Asks Higginson to join them. Declares [David Atwood] Wasson is stronger. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 53: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 30 May [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Wants him to see [John] Brown before he starts. Urges him also to hear Harriet Tubman, the rescuer of 50 slaves. Intends to inquire further about Miss [Ellen?] Waterman. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 54: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 4 June [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares [John] Brown has set out, having obtained the balance from [George Luther] Stearns. Suggests Higginson go to Canada and collect recruits and also investigate the society for destitute fugitives. Discusses Miss [Ellen?] Waterman has a possible assistant for his school. 4 p. Quotes in T.W. Higginson, Cheerful Yesterdays, p.222; O.G. Villard, John Brown, p.396; F.B. Sanborn, Recollections of Seventy Years, p.167.
Folder Pt. 1, 55: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 24 August 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Encloses a note from [John Brown]. Mentions possible contributors. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 56: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 4 September [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Begs him to raise $50; considers it an emergency. Miss [Ellen?] Waterman cannot come the first week of school. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 58: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 14 September 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Encloses a letter from J[ohn] B[rown] Jr. Wants it sent on to E[dward] Morton. $50 is still lacking. [John Brown] has leased a farm, etc. 1 p. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 59: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.N.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 14 September [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Encloses the letter previously mentioned; has sent $65. 1 p. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 60: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 6 October [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Tells him of the proposed visit of [Francis Jackson] Meriam on his way to join [John Brown]. $300 has been raised and sent. Finds Miss [Ellen?] Waterman all he promised. 3 p. Quoted in T.W. Higginson, Cheerful Yesterdays, p.222.
Folder Pt. 1, 61: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 13 October [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Declares [Francis Jackson Meriam] has joined [John Brown] and given him money. Would not have chosen the young man himself. Thinks they can expect new next week; sees no reason to doubt the agent. 4 p. Signed "F.B.S."
Folder Pt. 1, 62: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Portland (Maine)], 21 October 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
On the advice of friends, he is "trying a change of air." Can be reached in Quebec. 1 p. Printed in O.G. Villard, John Brown, p.530.
Folder Pt. 1, 85: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 10 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Intends to leave the country if called as witness outside Massachusetts; cannot be sure of his safety. Will find out about [Aaron Dwight] Stevens's wife; inquires about Gerrit Smith's health. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 89: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 13 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Cites the law on the summoning of witnesses by Federal judges. Thinks concerted action must be taken. Suggests a series of newspaper articles. 4 p. Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Recollections of Seventy Years, p. 204.
Folder Pt. 1, 104: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 17 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Does not consider [Samuel Gridley] Howe's card "the extreme of baseness." Thinks no one has the right to implicate others but each may speak for himself. 4 p. Printed in F.B. Sanborn, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p.271-2.
Folder Pt 1, 108: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 19 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Is glad that Higginson did not mean to expose others. Still disagrees about Dr. [Samuel Gridley] Howe. He himself will pursue his usual occupations and resist if arrested. Inquires about the proposed rescue. 3 p. Signed "F.B.S." Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Recollections of Seventy Years, p.205.
Folder Pt. 2, 120: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. Telegram to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 24 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to telegraph [Amos Bronson] Alcott if he is to be at home. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 121: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.N. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Worcester], 24 [November 1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thinks [James] Redpath must go to Ohio; it is the only chance of rescuing [John] Brown. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 126: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Boston], 28 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has heard there can be no help from Ohio. Plans a memorial service for John Brown in Concord. Asks for facts, dates, etc. for [James] Redpath's book. 3 p. Signed "F.B.S." Refers for: James Redpath, The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, Boston, 1860. Quoted in O.G. Villard, John Brown, p.517.
Folder Pt. 2, 141: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 20 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Suggests he get letters now in the possession of John A[lbion] Andrew. Has agreed with [Samuel Gridley] Howe and [George Luther] Stearns to testify in Massachusetts; wants [Henry] Wilson to raise the issue in Congress. 4 p. Printed in F.B. Sanborn, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p.273.
Folder Pt. 2, 147: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Hampton Falls (N.H.)], 25 December [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Does not intend to go to Washington since he will have to testify against himself; is getting no help from [Henry] Wilson. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 153: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 2 January 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Still refuses to testify in Washington. Repeats Charles Bruce's opinion of Richard Realf. Comments on [Henry] Wilson's policy in the Senate; [Charles Plummer] Tidd's whereabouts and Gerrit Smith's health. [Aaron Dwight] Stevens is not legally married. 4 p. Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p.274.
Folder Pt. 2, 157: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 16 January 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Invites him to stay while he is lecturing or to go to the Emersons if he prefers. Is determined not to go to Washington. May go abroad. Comments on [James] Redapth's book. 3 p. Refers to: James Redpath, The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, Boston, 1860.
Folder Pt. 2, 171: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Montreal], 29 January 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Petitioned for examination in Massachusetts. Has been persuaded to leave the country. Is convinced that "the keeping back of evidence is too important to run any risks." Plans to work among the fugitives if he stays in Canada. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 199: Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Concord], 24 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Tells him of the arrival of Anne and Sarah Brown and the death of Oliver's child. Has sent a petition to the Senate [for permission to testify in Massachusetts]. Hears rumors [of the proposed rescue of Aaron Dwight] Stevens. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 167: Sanborn, Sarah Elizabeth, 1823- . A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Concord], 23 January [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Since Frank[lin Benjamin Sanborn] is away Mrs. [Lydia (Jackson)] Emerson will receive him. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 72: Sennott, George. Telegram to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Harper's Ferry (Va.)], 5 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Orders him to stop Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 125: Sennott, George. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 28 November [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Wants to see him in connection with the trials. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 116: Tidd, Elisabeth E. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Brookline], 20 October [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thanks him for his offer of assistance but feels her parents are too feeble to make the westward journey until spring. 2p.
Folder Pt. 1, 100: Tidd, Elizabeth. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Lee (Maine)], 16 November [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to inquire about Charles Plummer Tidd through Mrs. Lydia Maria (Francis) Child. 1p.
Folder Pt 1, 115b: Tidd, Elizabeth. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Lee (Maine)], 1 August [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to forward a letter to her son Charles [Plummer Tidd]. Has heard nothing from him since April. 1p.
Folder Pt 1, 115c: Tidd, Charles Plummer, 1832-1862. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Tidioute, Pa.], 18 September 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Wishes to borrow $100 to pay his parents' passage to Wisconsin. 1 p. Signed "Charles Plummer."
Folder Pt. 2, 131: Tidd, Elisabeth E. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Clinton], 5 December [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks if he has any information concerning her brother, Charles Plummer Tidd. 2 p. Appended is a statement by C[harles] M[anning] Bowers vouching for her identity.
Folder Pt. 2, 148: Tidd, Elisabeth E. A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Clinton], 25 December [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Encloses a letter from [Charles Plummer Tidd] and one to be forwarded to him through Orange Noble. 1p.
Folder Pt. 2, 214: Varney, Moses. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Springdale (Iowa)], 18 March [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends a letter to him to be forwarded to C[harles] P[lummer] Tidd. 1p.
Folder Pt. 1, 78: Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884. Telegram to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 8 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has heard Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown returned from Baltimore. 1 p. Strip; cut and mounted.
Folder Pt. 2, 160: Warren, G. F. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Lawrence (Kansas)], 18 January [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Cautions him about writing to [James] Montgomery. 1 p. Wrongly dated 1856.
Folder Pt. 1, 106: Wayland, H. L. (Heman Lincoln), 1830-1898. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Worcester], 18 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Suggests that Worcester raise a dollar subscription for the family of John Brown. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 211: Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Dublin], 11 March 1960Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Tells him of the fugitive "John Martin" introduced by [William Lloyd] Garrison as a confederate of John Brown's. Will be glad to receive any of Brown's family or friends. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 127: Webb, Thomas Hopkins, 1801-1866. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 29 November [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Finds the delivery of the photographs depends on the number needed. Suggests adding a facsimile signature of John Brown. 1p.
Folder Pt. 2, 135: Webb, Thomas Hopkins, 1801-1866. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 10 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Needs sun to complete the photographs; can give him four without the facsimile. 1p.
Folder Pt. 2, 163: Willis, Stephen J. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Troy (N.Y.)], 19 January 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Remembers the Doy rescue with pleasure. Declares he is "on call" but is entirely without funds. Has some of the needed "tools." 4p.
Folder Pt. 2, 197: Willis, Stephen J. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [N.Y.], 20 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Will meet him the last of the week. Can be reached at Mr. [Thomas] Holman's. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 182: Sennott, George. L. to Mrs. Rebecca (Buffum) Spring; [n.p.], [c. February 1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Urges her to petition the Governor of Viginia [John Letcher] for [Aaron Dwight] Steven's life. Corrects the telegraphic report of the trial. Adds in a postscript that he believes he has conciliated everyone. 3 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 107: Slack, Charles W. (Charles Wesley), 1825-1885. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 18 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to speak at the meeting [for the relief of John Brown's family]. 1 p. Mounted with this is a ticket of admission for the meeting, November 19, 1859. Printed. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 21: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874. A.L.S. to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn; [Peterboro (N.Y.)], 7 May 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Mentions the death of his brother. Is as much disturbed by the possibility of [Hugh] Forbes's treachery. Thinks [John] Brown must go no further. 2 p. Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Recollections of Seventy Years, p.155; Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p.159.
Folder Pt. 1, 70: Southerner, A. pseud. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Tuskaloosa, Ala.], 1 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Considers Higginson by aiding [John] Brown has been premoting a scheme to murder his fellow men. Heretofore had believed there was some conservatism in the North; now all the South intends to unite. 3 p. Quoted in M.T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p.194.
Folder Pt. 1, 43: Spooner, Lysander, 1808-1887. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 28 November 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks Higginson's opinion of his Plan for the Abolition of Slavery. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 44: Spooner, Lysander, 1808-1887. A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery, [c. 28 November 1858]Add to your cart.
Printed. 2 p. A marginal annotation in Spooner's hand requests Thomas Wentworth Higginson to keep the matter confidential.
Folder Pt. 1, 45: Spooner, Lysander, 1808-1887. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 2 December [18]58Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Arranges to meet and discuss "plans." 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 110: Spooner, Lysander, 1808-1887. A.L. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [n.p.], 20 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Informs him [John W.] LeB[arnes] has found a man to head the Richmond expedition. Asks his aid in raising the money. 2 p. Quoted in M.T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p.198
Folder Pt. 2, 209: Spring, Edward Adolphus. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Eagleswood, Perth Amboy (N.J.)], 9 and 10 March 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Had been anxiously watching for news of his project; feels now that all hope is gone [for Aaron Dwight Stevens] unless the appeals move the Governor [John Letcher]. Mrs. [Rebecca (Buffum)] Spring has received photogrpahs of Stevens. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 213: Spring, Edward Adolphus. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Eagleswood (Perth Amboy, N.J.)], 11 March [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Hopes he can attend the services for [Aaron Dwight] Stevens. Gives him directions for reaching Perth Amboy. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 165: Spring, Marcus. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Eagleswood, Perth (Amboy) N.J.], 20 January 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thinks one of the Brown girls might go to the [Gilbert?] Pilsburys; will then divert part of the contributions to Jason Brown. Plans to discuss the whole matter with Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 164: Spring, Rebecca Buffum. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Eagleswood (Perth Amboy, N.J.)], 19 January [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Believes Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown wishes the girls to go to [Theodore Dwight] Weld's school. Quotes from [Aaron Dwight] Stevens's letter. He is well but heavily chained. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 169: Spring, Rebecca Buffum. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Eagleswood (Perth Amboy, N.J.)], 23 January [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Feels [Aaron Dwight] Steven's cause is hopeless. Suggests [the rescuers] meet at her home. Describes the prisoners' condition. [Samuel Clarke] Pomeroy is waiting in Georgetown, D.C. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 172: Spring, Rebecca Buffum. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Eagleswood (Peth Amboy, N.J.)], 30 January [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Comments on [George] Sennott's character. Mentions the extent of her acquaintance with [Samuel Clarke] Pomeroy and the amount of information she has told him. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 181: Spring, Rebecca Buffum. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Eagleswood (Peth Amboy, N.J.)], 10 February [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
At [George] Sennott's request is getting up a petition for [Aaron Dwight] Stevens. Is surprised at the decision of the Brown girls to go to Concord. 4 p. Mounted with this is the heading for a petition addressed to the Governor of Virginia [John Letcher] asking him to spare Stevens's life.
Folder Pt 2, 181: Spring, Rebecca Buffum. A.D. to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Virginia; [n.p.], 10 February [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Petition to spare the life of Aaron D[wight] Stevens. 1 p. Draft. Mounted with a letter addressed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Mrs. Rebecca (Buffum) Spring, February 10, 1860.
Folder Pt. 2, 189: Spring, Rebecca Buffum. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Eagleswood (Perth Amboy, N.J.)], 13 February [1860]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Mr. [George] Sennott has returned home. Quotes from [Aaron Dwight] Stevens's last letter. Asks Higginson to get up a petition. Has made [George] Sennott sign the pledge. Tells in a postscript how Stevens is guarded. 5 p. Wrongly dated "1866."
Folder Pt. 1, 14: Stearns, Geo. L. (George Luther), 1809-1867, A.N.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 1 April [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Acknowledges a contribution of $100.  1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 30: Stearns, Geo. L. (George Luther), 1809-1867. A.L. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [N.Y.], 21 May [18]58Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Has recalled the arms committed to [John] Brown's care. Hopes to convince him that it is for the best. 1p. Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, p.261.
Folder Pt. 1, 34: Stearns, Geo. L. (George Luther), 1809-1867. Telegram to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 2 June 1858Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Informs him of a meeting at the American House. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 57: Stearns, Geo. L. (George Luther), 1809-1867. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Boston], 8 September [18]59Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends an enclosure from [Franklin Benjamin] Sanborn; hopes he is successful in raising the $50. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 112: Stickney, Daniel. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Augusta (Maine)], 21 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends a dollar for the family of John Brown and encloses a letter from the mother of Charles Plummer Tidd. Asks Higginson to find out what he can. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 122: Stickney, Daniel. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [Bangor (Maine)], 24 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thanks him for the information about Charles P[lummer] Tidd. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 222: Taylor, Edward Robeson, 1838-1923. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [San Francisco], 8 January 1900Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Sends a typed copy of a letter by John Brown, the original being in the possession of one of his students. 1 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 93: Thompson, Ruth (Brown) 1829- . A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [North Elba, N.Y.], 14 & 16 November 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Thanks him for his kindness in visiting them, etc. Has heard from her father; hopes his sentence may be commuted. Feels her father's fate is sealed. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 1, 103: Thompson, Ruth (Brown) 1829- . A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [North Elba, N.Y.], 17 November [1859]Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Asks him to intercede with the Governor [Henry Alexander Wise] in obtaining her father's body. Adds in a postscript that she fears her request may be too late. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 151: Thompson, Ruth (Brown) 1829- . A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [North Elba, N.Y.], 27 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Describes her father's funeral; has become resigned to his death. Believes the girls may go to Eagleswood to school. 4 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 133: Tidd, Charles Plummer, 1832-1862. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [n.p.], 8 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Offers his assistance for the rescue of [Aaron Dwight] Stevens; thinks of coming to Worcester. Suggests O[wen] B[rown] and [Barclay] Coppoc. 4 p. Signed "Charles Plummer."
Folder Pt. 2, 139: Tidd, Charles Plummer, 1832-1862. A.L. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [n.p.], 18 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Wants to hear about any move to be made for liberty. Inquires about F[rancis] J[ackson] Meriam. Identifies himself. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 166: Tidd, Charles Plummer, 1832-1862. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [n.p.], 20 January [18]60Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Cannot act in Virginia. Prefers to come to Worcester but will meet him in H[arrisburg]. Thinks [Barclay] Coppoc would not go at this season. 1 p. Signed "C.P."
Folder Pt. 2, 200: Willis, Stephen J. A.L.S. to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson]; [N.Y.], 23 February 1860Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Suffered for his share in the Doy rescue. Fears he is not justified in leaving his family to depend on those who shun him. 2 p.
Folder Pt. 2, 146: Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875. A.L.S. to Thomas Wentworth Higginson; [Natick], 24 December 1859Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Believes that Higginson, as well as [Franklin Benjamin] Sanborn, [Samuel Gridley] Howe, etc. will be summoned [before the Senate Investigating Committee]. Declares he will have to testify; the Committee intends to cast a drag-net over the North. 2 p.