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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