The old Court House at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, where John Brown was tried; it stands diagonal across the street from the jail.
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Title
The old Court House at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, where John Brown was tried; it stands diagonal across the street from the jail.
Collection
The capture and execution of John Brown; a tale of martyrdom; by Elijah Avey, eye witness
Names
Avey, Elijah (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1906
Place: Elgin, Ill.
Publisher: Printed by the Brethren publishing house
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc B-Brown (Avey, E. Capture and execution of John Brown)
Subjects
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Courthouses
Historic buildings
Jefferson County (W. Va.)
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Languages
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433021598168
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG754065401-B
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10222948
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4da50f60-c6b6-012f-7c01-58d385a7bc34
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1906
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The old Court House at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, where John Brown was tried; it stands diagonal across the street from the jail." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1906. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4da50f60-c6b6-012f-7c01-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1906). The old Court House at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, where John Brown was tried; it stands diagonal across the street from the jail. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4da50f60-c6b6-012f-7c01-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The old Court House at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, where John Brown was tried; it stands diagonal across the street from the jail." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4da50f60-c6b6-012f-7c01-58d385a7bc34
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