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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03007.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Brown documents from Alexander M. Ross |
| Title | Anne Brown Adams to Alexander M. Ross thanking him for his offer of a scholarship for her daughter and explaining her plans to send biographies of more of the Harpers Ferry raiders |
| Date | 11 September 1890 |
| Author | Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) |
| Recipient | Ross, Alexander Milton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks him for his offer of "a scholarship at the College" and hopes her second daughter Bertha can raise the funds to attend, and wonders about requirements for acceptance. Plans to write biographies for more of the Harpers Ferry raiders for him when she gets a chance. Wishes times were not so hard for the family so she could give her children a better education, though admits "there are advantages even in hard times...education is not all in the school books." Recipient inferred from content. |
| Subjects | African American History John Brown Abolition Slavery Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Charity and Philanthropy Finance Education Literature and Language Arts Poverty |
| People | Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) Ross, Alexander Milton (1832-1897) Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Place written | Petrolia, California |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History; Children & Family; Education |
| 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 |