James Miller M’Kim autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Phila[delphia], 23 November [1859]

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Title:
James Miller M’Kim autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Phila[delphia], 23 November [1859]
Description:
Realizes from Mrs. Ellen R. Rutherford's letter that at least one of the party is not safe. Mrs. [Mary Anne (Day)] Brown has petitioned for the body of her husband. Appended is a copy of a letter addressed to James Miller McKim by Mrs. Ellen R. Rutherford.
Author:
M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
J. M. M'Kim
Date:
[November 23, 1859]
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 117 - 170 (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
Brown, Mary Ann Day, 1816-1884
Places:
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia (county) > Philadelphia
Extent:
1 sheet (2 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011923t
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.
This date is inferred.
Call #:
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 119
Barcode:
39999085841326