This collection consists of correspondence and papers of John Brown, an American abolitionist. The collection contains letters from Brown's fellow abolitionist, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn concerning the Free-Soil contest in Kansas, the National Kansas Committee, and various state committees. The letters concern finances and the amassing of arms for Brown's insurgencies on Kansas soil. Two letters concerning Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, from local resident D. E. Henderson, give a detailed account of the foray. A military order, signed by Robert E. Lee, details a guard to escort Brown and his fellow prisoners to the Charleston jail. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
Jul 27, 2022

John Brown Collection

This collection consists of correspondence and papers of John Brown, an American abolitionist. The collection contains letters from Brown's fellow abolitionist, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn concerning the Free-Soil contest in Kansas, the National Kansas Committee, and various state committees. The letters concern finances and the amassing of arms for Brown's insurgencies on Kansas soil. Two letters concerning Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, from local resident D. E. Henderson, give a detailed account of the foray. A military order, signed by Robert E. Lee, details a guard to escort Brown and his fellow prisoners to the Charleston jail.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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Title Date Created Author Description Subject Collection
Correspondence, Franklin B. Sanborn to C. W. Ernst, April 17, 1894 1894-04-17 Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917 A postcard to C. W. Ernst from Franklin B. Sanborn regarding a reference. 2 pages. Abolitionists John Brown Collection
Correspondence, Rebecca Lloyd Shippen to Richard Parker, June 18, 1892 1892-06-18 Shippen, Rebecca Lloyd A letter to Richard Parker from Rebecca Lloyd Shippen regarding her relatives in Virginia. 3 pages. Political science John Brown Collection
Correspondence, Rebecca Lloyd Shippen to Richard Parker, June 6, 1892 1892-06-06 Shippen, Rebecca Lloyd A letter to Richard Parker from Rebecca Lloyd Shippen regarding the death of her mother, Parker's cousin. 3 pages. Political science John Brown Collection
Correspondence, R. P. Sawyers to Richard Parker, January 23, 1891 1891-01-23 Sawyers, R. P. A letter to Richard Parker from R. P. Sawyers regarding the collection of materials relating to the trail of John Brown. 1 page. Political science, Abolitionists John Brown Collection
Envelopes Addressed to Richard Parker, circa 1890 1885/1895 Three envelopes belonging to Richard Parker. Political science John Brown Collection