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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04463.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters and documents relating to John Brown & Family |
| Title | John Brown to Frederick Brown & Jeremiah Brown regarding his departure from Kansas |
| Date | 11 October 1856 |
| Author | Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Recipient | Brown, Frederick Brown, Jeremiah |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Leaving Kansas, his poor health, and the health of his sons. Says he is leaving Kansas "both on business: & to recover my health," as he is suffering from "Dysentary & Chill Fever." However, "I expect to go back should the trouble continue" Mentions his half-sister Fiorella Adair and her family. Says John Jr. "is very much broken down; & altered by his troubles" which included being beaten and imprisoned. Brown was also inclined to leave Kansas because he was a wanted man there, and because his homestead had been destroyed. Written to his brother Frederick and half-brother Jeremiah, less than a month after leaving Kansas. |
| Subjects | John Brown African American History Slavery Bleeding Kansas Children and Family Health and Medical Prisoner Abolition |
| People | Brown, John (1800-1859) Brown, Frederick (fl. 1859) Brown, Jeremiah (fl. 1859) |
| Place written | Tabor, Iowa |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |