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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Greenfield, [Ireland], to Samuel May, December 29, 1859
Summary
Webb describes John Wilson at length and says that he believes Wilson to have been a member of John Brown's party during the Harpers Ferry raid. Webb tells May that Wilson is not optimistic about the future of abolitionism. Webb asks for a photograph of John Brown.
Courtesy of Boston Public Library
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Date
1859
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Boston Public Library
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