John W. LeBarnes autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Boston, 15 November [18]59

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Title:
John W. LeBarnes autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Boston, 15 November [18]59
Description:
Recommends L[ysander] S[pooner]'s scheme; thinks [Edward Augustus] Brackett's too dangerous. Mentions the whereabouts of [James] Redpath, [George] Sennott, and [George Henry] Hoyt. 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.
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
LeB
Date:
November 15, 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
Spooner, Lysander, 1808-1887
Redpath, James, 1833-1891
Sennott, George
Hoyt, George H. (George Henry), 1837-1877
Brackett, Edward Augustus, 1818-1908
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 sheet (3 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011804d
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. 95
Barcode:
39999085841318