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Letter, John Brown to Dear Wife [Mary Brown] & Children every one Author: Brown, John , 1800-1859 Date: September 7, 1856 Just over a week after the Battle of Osawatomie, John Brown wrote his family from Lawrence about the death of "our dear Frederick" and the ensuing engagement, in which Brown himself was slightly wounded. Brown's small force "killed & wounded from 70 to 80 of the enemy" before escaping, and through it all "Jason fought bravely by my side." Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: John Brown Collection, #299, Box 1, Folder 17 Item Number: 102547 Number of images: 2 Keywords: Border ruffians; Brown, Frederick; Brown, Jason; Brown, John, 1800-1859; Brown, John, Jr.; Free state militia; Lawrence, Kansas Territory; Osawatomie, Battle of; Weapons (see also Guns) |
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