A Southerner (pseud.) autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Tuskaloosa, Ala., 1 November 1859

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Item Information

Title:
A Southerner (pseud.) autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Tuskaloosa, Ala., 1 November 1859
Description:
Considers Higginson by aiding [John] Brown has been premoting a scheme to murder his fellow men. Heretofore had believed there was some conservatism in the North; now all the South intends to unite. Quoted in M.T. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, p.194.
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Date:
November 1, 1859
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 1, p. 51-116 (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
Places:
Alabama > Tuscaloosa (county) > Tuscaloosa
Extent:
1 sheet (3 p.) + 1 envelope
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz0116970
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. 70
Barcode:
39999085841318