Brown family Brown, Frederick, b. 1830 Brown, Jason, 1823-1912 Brown, Wealthy
Published / Created:
1855-1856
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1671 B8131
Image Count:
12
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Four ALS. In a letter of June 12, 1855 Wealthy writes from Brownsville to her sister-in-law Ruth Thompson. She tells of the trip from Ohio to Kansas and of the cholera outbreak onboard the steamer "New Lucy". She comments on the other passengers, who ...
Description:
Five of abolitionist John Brown's sons moved to Kansas in 1855. The unmarried sons, Owen, Salmon, and Frederick went first and were followed by John Jr. and Jason and their families later that spring. The Browns staked claims near Pottawatomie and wer...
Subject (Geographic):
Kansas--History--1854-1861, Kansas--Politics and government--1854-1861, and Pottawatomie County (Kan.)
Subject (Name):
Brown family, Brown, Frederick, b. 1830, Brown, Jason, 1823-1912, Brown, John, 1800-1859, Brown, John, 1821-1895, Brown, Wealthy, and Pottawatomie Rifles
Subject (Topic):
Abolitionists--United States, Antislavery movements--United States, Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas, Slavery--United States--Extension to the territories, and Women pioneers--Kansas
