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Memorandum books of John Brown

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Description
The first notebook contains John Brown's autograph of the "Articles of Enlistment and by-laws of Kansas Regulars, made and established by the commander, A.D. 1856," list of the names and dates of enlistment, "List of Volunteers either engaged or guarding Horses during the fight of Black Jack or Palmyra, June 2, 1856, " and 'List of names of the wounded in the Battle of Black Jack (or Palmyra) and also of the Eight who held out to receive the surrender of Capt. Pate and Twenty-Two men on that occasion, June 2, 1856." The text fills 10 leaves of an 85 leave notebook. On f. 83, there is a pencil note dated "May 9, 1859" concerning "Cutter badly injured before the fight of Osawatomie." The second notebook contains sundry records of expenses, accounts, etc. for 1843-1846 when John Brown, in partnership with Simon Perkins, was engaged in sheep ranching and wool business in Akron, Ohio. Included are records of household expenses, expenditures associated with sheep and wool business, etc. Also included are scattered records of payments associated with the John Brown's litigation.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1843-1859.
Call number
mssHM 845
Creator
Brown, John (1800-1859)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description
In three different hands, including John Brown's. Notebooks are bound together in a single volume.
Provenance
According to John Brown's autograph note and the autograph note by F. B. Sanborn in the beginning of the manuscript, Brown gave the memorandum book to Sanborn in Springfield, Mass. in Apr. 1857. Sanborn received the account book from Brown's son, Jason Brown, "at Portage, near Akron, O. in the summer of 1909."
Dimensions
15 cm
Associated people
Sanborn, F. B. (1831-1917,)
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