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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08260 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | John Brown Jr. to F.B. Sanborn regarding his father John Brown's biography |
| Date | 5 April 1884 |
| Author | Brown, John Jr. (1821-1895) |
| Recipient | Sanborn, F.B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Transmittal letter returning proofs not included to John Brown's biographer, correcting events and names of participants at Pottawatomie Creek. He states that his brother, Frederick, "did not have a hand in the execution of those men, though thought it right and just they should be killed." |
| Subjects | John Brown Abolition Guerrilla Warfare Children and Family African American History Slavery Death |
| People | Brown, John (1800-1859) Brown, John, Jr. (1821-1895) Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin) (1831-1917) |
| Theme | Children & Family; Arts & Literature; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |