A&M 0335John Brown (1800-1859) Clippings, 1859, 1909 A&M 0335Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:34:34 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center John Brown (1800-1859) Clippings A&M 0335 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2553 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 8 items (1 folder, 8 items); (2 oversize folders, 5 items) 1859, 1909 Clippings and illustrations regarding abolitionist and activist John Brown, who led a raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859, precipitating the American Civil War. Includes: 1) facsimile of a page of the newspaper "Independent Democrat" of Charlestown, Virginia from 10-25-1859 including article giving an account of the raid by John Brown; 2) facsimile of a page of the newspaper "Daily Enquirer" of Richmond, Virginia from 11-21-1859 including copy of Brown's petition for a writ of error in his trial; 3) original copy of pages from "Frank Leslie's" illustrated newspaper from 12-10-1859 featuring article of final interviews with John Brown and an illustration of John Brown's execution; 4) photocopy of pages from "Harper's Weekly" from 1909 featuring article titled "How Patrick Higgins Met John Brown, His Story of What He Saw of the Raid on Harper's Ferry", October 16, 1859". Also includes two small undated newspaper clippings of images of "John Brown's House on Franklin Street", and of Brown's "Wool Warehouse on Railroad Row"; and two small undated magazine clippings of images of the schoolhouse John Brown used as an arsenal, and of insurgents thrown off a bridge at Harper's Ferry. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Charles Town (W. Va.) Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) Jefferson County. Richmond (Va.) Abolition of slavery Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Charles Town Independent Democrat Richmond Daily Enquirer Brown, John. Humphrey, Luther.