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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07638.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1859 |
| Title | John Brown to Thomas B. Musgrave re: imprisonment |
| Date | 17 November 1559 |
| Author | Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Recipient | Musgrave, Thomas B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "I do not feel myself the least degraded by my imprisonment, my chain, or the near prospect of the gallows. Men cannot imprison, or chain, or hang the soul." With engraving, photograph, and collateral paperwork. Per Lee Shepard, Asst. Director for Manuscript and Archives at the Virginia Historical Society, the recipient of John Brown's letter is Thomas B. Musgrave rather than "F.B." Musgrave. Shepard writes (May 2001) that Musgrave "is identified as the son of a New England merchant and industrialist with whom Brown had dealings earlier in his life." |
| Subjects | John Brown Abolition Slavery African American History Prisoner Guerrilla Warfare Death Penalty |
| People | Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Place written | Charlestown, Virginia |
| Theme | Law; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |