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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03007.56.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Brown documents from Alexander M. Ross |
| Title | Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Ross discussing health and mutual acquaintances |
| Date | 28 January 1895 |
| Author | Thompson, Ruth Brown (1829-1904) |
| Recipient | Ross, Alexander Milton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discussing his health and thanking him for the help he has given them over the years. Discusses mutual acquaintances and a friend's bad marriage and possible visits and an album of 'our dear anti-slavery friends'. She requests a photograph of him to add to it. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Geography and Natural History African American History John Brown Abolition Slavery |
| People | Thompson, Ruth Brown (1829-1904) Ross, Alexander Milton (1832-1897) |
| Place written | Pasadena, California |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Ross' collection of letters relating to John Brown's family, mostly letters sent to him by John Brown's children. Scrapbook contains twenty one letters and one cartoon relating to John Brown, as well as envelopes for most of the letters. Letters written by Anne Brown Adams, Ruth Brown Thompson, John Brown Jr., Sarah Brown, Owen Brown, George B. Gill. One letter is signed W. H. Harrison, the pseudonym of Albert Hazlett. Also contains letters written by others to Anne Brown, which she copied and forwarded to Ross. Inside the pages is a small envelope labeled "California wild flowers. Poppies," containing flower petals, likely sent to Ross by Anne Brown Adams. Anne Brown Adams was the daughter of John Brown. Alexander M. Ross was a famous Canadian naturalist, also a prominent abolitionist and a strong supporter of John Brown. Albert Hazlett was one of the Harpers Ferry raiders. After escaping from Harpers Ferry he assumed the name William H. Harrison, and all the other raiders pretended not to know him. His ruse failed, and he was sentenced to hang March 16, 1860. George B. Gill played a major role in John Brown's anti-slavery efforts, but could not participate in the Harper's Ferry raid due to illness. |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |