To John Brown, about 1859

Item Information

Title:
To John Brown, about 1859
Title (alt.):
To Virginia
Description:
To John Brown poem. Dated about 1859. This antislavery broadside presents three works: “To John Brown,” a poem in five numbered stanzas denouncing the execution of John Brown; “To Virginia,” an acrostic poem in eight lines; and “The Bible,” three Bible verses from Isaiah, Malachi, and Jeremiah. At the head of the broadside is a wood-engraving depiction of the execution of John Brown and the words, “‘The Lord shall have them in derision.’ Read 2d Psalm.”
Date:
1859
Format:
Documents
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
American Civil War Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements
Antislavery movements--United States--Poetry
Bible--In literature
Brown, John, 1800-1859--Poetry
Executions and executioners--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry--Poetry
Slavery
Slavery in literature
Slavery--United States--Poetry
Virginia--Poetry
West Virginia--Harpers Ferry
Places:
United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1131
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. USM 300.006
Notes (date):
about 1859
Identifier:
A2018/029/029