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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00929.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1856 |
| Title | John Brown to Mary Ann Brown about the defeat of a pro-slavery judge |
| Date | 24 April 1856 |
| Author | Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Recipient | Brown, Mary Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Defeat of a pro-slavery judge. Recounts story of "one of the most deeply exciting times..since our arival in the territory. A United States Judge came here & attempted to hold a Court, & to enforce the enactment of the Bogus Legislature but was most effectually routed." The laws the court was attempting to enforce made it a crime to oppose slavery in any way, even verbally. Brown and other anti-slavery men drove the judge away and prevented them from enforcing these laws. Also discusses family health and says her brother, Orson Day, and his family have just arrived. Written at "Brown's Station." |
| Subjects | African American History John Brown Abolition Slavery Bleeding Kansas Law Government and Civics Judiciary Children and Family |
| People | Brown, John (1800-1859) Brown, Mary Ann Day (1816-1884) |
| Place written | Osawatomie, Kansas |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Mary Ann Brown was John Brown's second wife. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |