August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023

Cox; Confession to the murder of Col. Dunn

Ebenezer Cox, the murderer of Mr. Dunn, late Superintendent at Harpers Ferry, has made a full confession of his crime and has accussed seven other persons of having been accessary to the murder. The particulars of […]
March 23, 1830
August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023

Extract of Letter; Col. Dunn Murder

Extract of a letter, dated Harpers Ferry, Baltimore, Jan. 29, 1830.– “I am sorry to relate to you the most lamentable occurrence which I have ever witnessed. Our superintendent of the Armory, Col. Thos. B. Dunn, […]
March 15, 1830
August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023

Diabolical Act: Murder of Superintendent Dunn

Diabolical Act.–We learn, by a private letter from Harper’s Ferry, Va. that while Col. Dunn, the superintendent of the U. States armory at that place, was sitting alone in his office on Friday last, a young […]
February 11, 1830
August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023

General Rust appointed; Armory

General Rust has been appointed Superintendent of the U. S. Armory at Harper’s Ferry, vice Mr. Dunn, deceased.
February 11, 1830
July 30, 2023
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July 30, 2023

Kin to Kaldenback: Finding Mary Walsh Dunn

A newspaper mention of Mamie Kaldenback led to a trail of family connections spanning Washington D.C., Harpers Ferry, and Missouri. Through census records, city directories, and church documents, the lives of Mamie, her parents Charles and Ella, and their extended kin emerge, revealing patterns of migration, labor, and kinship.
July 30, 2023
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