F. B. Sanborn autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Concord, 19 January [18]59

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Title:
F. B. Sanborn autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Concord, 19 January [18]59
Description:
Reports on the operation of the Underground Railway. Money is being raised in Boston by [Samuel F.] Tappan. [John] Brown has begun the work in earnest; now would be the time for [Hugh] Forbes to show his hand. Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Life and Letters of John Brown, p.492.
Author:
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
F. B. Sanborn
Date:
January 19, 1859
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 1, p. 1-50 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
John Brown: Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Tappan, S. F. (Samuel Forster), -1913
Forbes, Hugh, active approximately 1848-approximately 1857
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Concord
Extent:
1 sheet (4 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011609c
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated to the Boston Public Library by Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1904.
Notes (date):
Date from item or from supporting materials.
Call #:
MS E.5.1, pt. 1, p. 46
Barcode:
39999085841300