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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03007.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Brown documents from Alexander M. Ross |
| Title | John Brown Jr. to Alexander M. Ross thanking him for sending a copy of "The Lincoln Memorial Album" [Fragment] |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Brown, John Jr. (1821-1895) |
| Recipient | Ross, Alexander Milton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Second page of a two page letter, first page missing. Thanks the recipient for sending him a copy of "The Lincoln Memorial Album." Says the recipient's contribution to the book "interested me greatly" and that "I had not before quite understood, and therefore had not duly appreciated Mr Lincoln." Has sent a photograph of himself and Owen, hopes the recipient plans to visit, and looks forward to conversations concerning "every department of scientific enquiry." Recipient inferred from content. |
| Subjects | African American History John Brown Abolition Slavery President Literature and Language Arts Photography Science and Technology |
| People | Brown, John, Jr. (1821-1895) Ross, Alexander Milton (1832-1897) Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Place written | Put-In-Bay, Ohio |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Alexander M. Ross was a famous Canadian naturalist, also a prominent abolitionist and a strong supporter of John Brown. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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