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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03007.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Brown documents from Alexander M. Ross |
| Title | Aaron D. Stevens to Anne Brown Adams discussing his upcoming trial and execution, and recalling the deaths of John Brown and other Harpers Ferry raiders |
| Date | 5 January 1860 |
| Author | Stevens, Aaron D. (1831-1860) |
| Recipient | Adams, Anne Brown |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Likely copied in Anne Brown Adams' hand. Awaiting his upcoming trial and execution, and recalls the deaths of John Brown and other Harpers Ferry raiders. Says "The boys met their fate very cheerful." Was badly wounded in the jaw. Written from the Charlestown Jail. Says he is sharing a cell with Harrison, the name that Albert Hazlett had assumed. |
| Subjects | African American History John Brown Abolition Slavery Women's History Law Injury or Wound Children and Family Prisoner Death Death Penalty |
| People | Stevens, Aaron Dwight (1831-1860) Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Place written | Charlestown, Virginia |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Aaron D. Stevens was one of the Harpers Ferry raiders. He was sentenced to hang March 16, 1860. 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. Anne Brown Adams was John Brown's daughter. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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