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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03007.34 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Brown documents from Alexander M. Ross |
| Title | Anne Brown Adams to Alexander M. Ross thanking him for his help and discussing her finances |
| Date | 15 November 1892 |
| Author | Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) |
| Recipient | Ross, Alexander Milton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks him for his help. Talks about her hard times financially, and reports briefly on her siblings. Discusses Richard Hinton, who is writing a book on John Brown, and Richard W. Howard, "the pretender" who is offering newspapers a fabricated story about having been with John Brown at Harpers Ferry. Hinton's book, "John Brown and His Men" was published in 1894. |
| Subjects | African American History John Brown Abolition Slavery Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Finance Literature and Language Arts Forgery and Fraud Poverty |
| People | Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) Ross, Alexander Milton (1832-1897) Brown, John (1800-1859) Hinton, Richard Josiah (1830-1901) |
| Place written | Petrolia, California |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | 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. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |