Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Telegram to William Preston Smith, December 2, 1859

Charlestown, Dec. 2, 1859.
W. P .Smith:

John Brown was hung at 11.15, A. M., taken down in 35 minutes after. His remains were taken back to jail in a coffin. Said to have died very easy.

Will be handed over to his wife this evening.

OPERATOR.

SOURCE: B. H. Richardson, Annapolis, Maryland, Publisher, Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, 17th October, 1859, p. 74

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