Sale 343


 
Lot 3023



1859 sympathy letter to John Brown while prisoner, cover addressed to "Capt. John Brown, A Prisoner, Charlestown, Va." and bearing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by circular grid cancel and "Ann Arbor Mich. Nov 16 1859" c.d.s.; receipt docketing by Brown at left "F. Woodruff, Michigan Sympathy"; clean and Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

A SCARCE SYMPATHY LETTER TO JOHN BROWN WHILE PRISONER AT CHARLESTOWN, VA.

John Brown was an ardent abolitionist who believed it was his duty to fight pro-slavery settlors in Kansas. He hoped that a dramatic act would inspire a slave revolt and led 20 men in an attack on the Union Army Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va. on October 16, 1859. Captured two days later and hung December 2, 1859.


 
Realized $725



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