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Item Number: 102829
Title: John Brown Surveyor's Compass
Description: While in Kansas John Brown was employed as a surveyor, an occupation which allowed him to move around freely to locate and observe proslavery camps. This compass was made by Phelps and Gurley of Troy, New York.
Dates: 1855
Number of Images: 1
Call Number: 1984.180, SNTE/Compass, Surveyor's
Location of Original: KSHS/Kansas Museum of History
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