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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06354 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1859 |
| Title | Brown hung |
| Date | December 1859 |
| Author | Wentworth, William (fl. 1859) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Calling town meeting at Wentworth Hall on 9 December to discuss the hanging of John Brown. "All (not excluding the ladies) are invited to attend." William Wentworth was the chairman of the event. |
| Subjects | John Brown Death Penalty Death Abolition Slavery African American History Women's History |
| People | Wentworth, William (fl. 1859) Brown, John (1800-1859) |
| Place written | Illinois |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |