F. B. Sanborn autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Concord, 19 November 1859

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Title:
F. B. Sanborn autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Concord, 19 November 1859
Description:
Is glad that Higginson did not mean to expose others. Still disagrees about Dr. [Samuel Gridley] Howe. He himself will pursue his usual occupations and resist if arrested. Inquires about the proposed rescue. Signed "F.B.S." Printed in part in F.B. Sanborn, Recollections of Seventy Years, p.205.
Author:
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
F. B. S.
Date:
November 19, 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
Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Concord
Extent:
1 sheet (3 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz0118611
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. 108
Barcode:
39999085841318