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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02519 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1857 |
| Title | John Brown to Mary Ann Brown reporting on his avoidance of the US Marshall |
| Date | 16 April 1857 |
| Author | Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Recipient | Brown, Mary Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Has "been more prospered within a very few days than I had before been," thanks to a $7,000 loan from George L. Stearns to be used towards a free Kansas. Hears "that one of 'Uncle Sam's Hounds was at Cleavland on my track;' and I have been hiding a little so as to let my track get cold." However has "no great fear of being caught" and says "I trust that God will send me back with Irons in rather than uppon my hands." Hopes to return home soon. Brown hid for a week in Boston to avoid the rumored United States Marshall. |
| Subjects | African American History John Brown Abolition Slavery Bleeding Kansas Finance Law Religion Morality and Ethics Prisoner |
| People | Brown, John (1800-1859) Brown, Mary Ann Day (1816-1884) |
| Place written | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Children & Family; Women in American History; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| 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 |