F. B. Sanborn autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Boston, 21 March 1858

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Title:
F. B. Sanborn autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Boston, 21 March 1858
Description:
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. Signed "F.B.S." Printed in part in O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 326.
Author:
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
F. B. S.
Date:
March 21, 1858
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 1, p. 1-50 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
John Brown: Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Stearns, Geo. L. (George Luther), 1809-1867
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 sheet (4 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011481p
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated to the Boston Public Library by Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1904.
Notes (date):
Date from item or from supporting materials.
Call #:
MS E.5.1, pt. 1, p. 13
Barcode:
39999085841300