John W. LeBarnes autograph letter to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], New York, 27 November [1859]

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Title:
John W. LeBarnes autograph letter to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], New York, 27 November [1859]
Description:
Has 20 or 25 men prepared to attack the Charlestown jail on November 30. Wants him to raise the needed funds. Demands an answer at once. Quoted in M.T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p. 196; O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 517. Mutilated; signature cut away.
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Date:
[November 27, 1859]
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 117 - 170 (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
Places:
New York > New York
Extent:
1 sheet (2 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011935m
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.
This date is inferred.
Call #:
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 123
Barcode:
39999085841326