The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06348.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1859 |
| Title | Wealthy Brown to her sister sending condolences for the death of Martha Evelyn Brewster Brown |
| Date | 27 March 1860 |
| Author | Brown, Wealthy C. (1829-1911) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Addressed to "My Dearly Loved Sister," probably referring to one of John Brown's daughters at North Elba. Expresses sadness at the death of Martha Evelyn Brewster Brown, Oliver Brown's wife, and remembers Oliver's love for her. Sends her condolences to the whole Brown family in regards to all who died at Harpers Ferry. Also praises James Redpath. Martha had done much of the housekeeping on the Maryland farm where the Harpers Ferry raid was prepared, but had returned to North Elba shortly before the raid. Mentions receiving a letter from Annie (Wealthy's sister-in-law and daughter of John Brown) and her writing that she "wishes she never left home... so home sick... that she has got the blues..." |
| Subjects | John Brown Children and Family Women's History Death Abolition Guerrilla Warfare African American History Slavery |
| People | Brown, Wealthy C. (1829-1911) Brown, John (1800-1859) Brown, Oliver (1839-1859) Brown, Martha Evelyn Brewster (1843-1860) Redpath, James (1833-1891) |
| Place written | Dorset, Ohio |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Wealthy Brown was John Brown Jr.'s wife. Her maiden name was Hotchkiss. James Redpath was a prominent journalist whose most famous work was covering John Brown. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |