S. G. Howe letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Boston, 9 November 1859

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Item Information

Title:
S. G. Howe letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Boston, 9 November 1859
Description:
Copies a letter from [John] Brown insisting that his wife should not come. Feels it would only deepen his affliction. Mentions the expense. Quoted in O. G. Villard, John Brown, p. 513.
Author:
Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
S.G. Howe
Date:
November 9, 1859
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 1, p. 51-116 (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
Brown, Mary Ann Day, 1816-1884
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 sheet (4 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011743w
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. 82
Barcode:
39999085841318