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The Martyrdom of John Brown. Exercises at the Town Hall, in Concord, on Friday, December 2nd, 1859

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Title
The Martyrdom of John Brown. Exercises at the Town Hall, in Concord, on Friday, December 2nd, 1859
Names
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 (Speaker)
Collection

Henry David Thoreau collection

Series VI. Miscellaneous Items

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1859-11 - 1859-12-02 (Approximate)
Place: Concord, MA
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Shelf locator: Thoreau Dispersion of Seeds and Related Matters +
Topics
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Concord (Mass.)
Genres
Broadsides
Ephemera
Notes
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Content: Used as paper at 202, 209, 210, 211, 238; fragments of one copy 148, 153, 191.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 leaf ; 30 x 17 cm
Description
Printed handbill announcing the service commemorating John Brown's martyrdom at which Henry D. Thoreau, Ralph W. Emerson and other abolitionists delivered addresses.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520476
MSS Unit ID: 19098
Accession number: 173770B
Other local Identifier: 4905072
Other local Identifier: ea5161b0-d522-0130-e5e6-58d385a7b928
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau +
Archives EAD ID: 949957
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ea5161b0-d522-0130-e5e6-58d385a7b928
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1803: Creator Born
  • 1859: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1882: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "The Martyrdom of John Brown. Exercises at the Town Hall, in Concord, on Friday, December 2nd, 1859" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859-11 - 1859-12-02. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a160d10-1745-0132-a29a-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "The Martyrdom of John Brown. Exercises at the Town Hall, in Concord, on Friday, December 2nd, 1859" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a160d10-1745-0132-a29a-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1859-11 - 1859-12-02). The Martyrdom of John Brown. Exercises at the Town Hall, in Concord, on Friday, December 2nd, 1859 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a160d10-1745-0132-a29a-58d385a7b928

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The Martyrdom of John Brown. Exercises at the Town Hall, in Concord, on Friday, December 2nd, 1859