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John Brown

This topic appears in 24 indexed records between 1859 and 1915.
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1859 Earliest Record
1915 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018

Sanborn, abolitionist arrested.

A man named Sanborn was last week arrested in Massachusetts, by Deputies of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the U. S. Senate, for contempt in refusing to appear before the John Brown Investigating Committee. He was forcibly taken […]
April 14, 1860
September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018

John Brown’s Outlaws, John Brown’s Son Found

JOHN BROWN’S OUTLAWS. — The Harper’s Ferry Investigating Committee had another meeting on Thursday. The Sergeant-at-arms, who has been in search of John Brown, Jr., has returned, and informed the Committee that he is in Ohio, […]
April 14, 1860
December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025

Irish in the North (Abolitionists & the Irish)

THE IRISH IN THE NORTH.– The New York Herald publishes a secret circular, which it is evident the abolitionists have printed in the North and sent an agent with it over the South to mail it […]
December 13, 1859
December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025

Abolitionist in Asylum; Lehman’s Letters

Gerrett Smith, the abolitionist, is insane. He is confined in the asylum in New York, and in his ravings, frequently speaks of Harper’s Ferry, and imagines himself under arrest. Pity but that all of his comrades […]
November 17, 1859
July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023

Colored Volunteer Company Arms Removed

It is stated that the arms recently furnished to a colored volunteer company in Philadelphia, have been taken away by the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, in consequence of the Harper’s Ferry affair.
October 29, 1859
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1850s 12 records
1860s 3 records
1880s 3 records
1910s 2 records
1900s 2 records
1890s 2 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "John Brown" across historical collections.

Brown
17 records
Higgins
4 records
Turner
3 records
Shepherd
3 records
Washington
3 records
Smith
3 records
Lee
3 records
Green
3 records
Cook
3 records
Boteler
3 records
Baylor
2 records
Boerley
2 records
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