James Montgomery telegram to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Leavenworth [Kansas], 10 February 1860

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Title:
James Montgomery telegram to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Leavenworth [Kansas], 10 February 1860
Description:
Is leaving St. Joseph [Mo.] with eight men. Signed "Henry Martin." On the same sheet is an answer ordering him to send the men back, written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and signed T[heodore] B[rown]. Printed in O.G. Villard, John Brown, p. 576.
Author:
Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
Henry Martin
Date:
February 10, 1860
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
Telegrams
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 171 - 223 (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
Places:
Kansas > Leavenworth (county) > Leavenworth
Extent:
1 sheet (1 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011c725
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. 2, p. 179
Barcode:
39999085841334