John Brown to Mrs. Mary Gale, November 30, 1859

Charlestown, Jefferson County, Va., Nov. 30, 1859.

Mrs. Mary GalE (or the writer of the writing).¹

Dear Friend, — I have only time to give you the names of those that I know were killed of my company at Harper's Ferry, or that are said to have been killed; namely, two Thompsons, two Browns, J. Anderson, J. H. Kagi, Stewart Taylor, A. Hazlett, W. H. Leman, and three colored men. Would most gladly give you further information had I the time and ability.

Your friend,

John Brown.

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l Written to the sister of Charles Plummer Tidd, one of those who escaped with Owen Brown.

SOURCES: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 615

John Brown to John Henry Kagi, about July 12, 1859

Look for letters directed to John Henrie at Chambersburg. Inquire for letters at Chambersburg for I. Smith & Sons, and write them at Harper's Ferry as soon as any does come.¹ See Mr. Henry Watson at Chambersburg, and find out if the “Tribune” comes on. Have Mr. Watson and his reliable friends get ready to receive company. Get Mr. Watson to make you acquainted with his reliable friends, but do not appear to be any wise thick with them, and do not often be seen with any such man. Get Mr. Watson, if he can, to find out a trusty man or men to stop with at Hagerstown (if any such there be), as Mr. Thomas Henry has gone from there. Write Tidd to come to Chambersburg, by Pittsburg and Harrisburg, at once. He can stop off the Pittsburg road at Hudson, and go to Jason's for his trunk. Write Carpenter and Hazlett that we are all well, right, and ready as soon as we can get our boarding-house fixed, when we will write them to come on, and by what route. I will pay Hazlett the money ho advanced to Anderson for expenses travelling. Find yourself a comfortable, cheap boarding-house at once. Write I. Smith & Sons, at Harper's Ferry. Inquire after your four Cleveland friends, and have them come on to Chambersburg if they are on the way; if not on the road, have them wait till we are better prepared. Be careful what you write to all persons. Do not send or bring any more persons here until we advise you of our readiness to board them.

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¹ See the Diary for July 12.

SOURCE: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 532-3

Diary of John Brown, March 16, 1859

Wrote J. B. Grinnell. Wrote A. Hazlett, Indiana P. O., Indiana County, Pa.

SOURCE: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 519

Requisition by Governor Henry A. Wise for Albert Hazlett, November 1, 1859

The Commonwealth Of Virginia,

To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Know you, that our Governor, in pursuance of authority vested in the Executive by law, hath constituted and appointed William N. Kelly the Agent of this Commonwealth, to demand and receive from the Executive authority of the State of Pennsylvania a Fugitive from Justice, called William Harrison alias Albert Hazlett, alias E. H. or some name not known, & to deliver him to the proper authority of this State, to be dealt with according to Law.

{SEAL}

Witness, Henry A. Wise our said Governor, this first day of November A.D. 1859 and in the eighty fourth year of the Commonwealth.

By the Governor.

Henry A. Wise

George W. Munford

Secretary of the Commonwealth.

[Endorsed]

Requisition for Harrison alias Haslett

In obedience to the Warrant of Wm P Parker by Gov of Penn^a I have granted my warrant to the within named Wm N. Kelly to take the person of Wm Harrison, alias Albert Hazlet and deliver him to the authorities of the State Virginia.

Witness my hand as Pres^g Judge of the 9 Judicial district of Penn^a the 5 Nov 1869

S. H. Graham.

SOURCE: Massachusetts Historical Society, Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Third Series, Volume 1, p. 513-4