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The life, trial, and execution of Captain John Brown : known as "Old Brown of Ossawatomie" ; with a full account of the attempted insurrection at Harper's Ferry /

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John Brown was tried in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, then in Virginia, Oct. 25-Nov. 2, 1859, for treason, for conspiring with slaves to produce insurrection, and for murder.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Witt, R. M. (Robert M.), 1827-1877 (Author)
Corporate Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Jefferson Co.)
Other Authors: Brown, John, 1800-1859 (Defendant)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Miami, Fla. : Mnemosyne Pub. Company, 1969.
Series:World trials library.
Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law.
Subjects:
Brown, John, > 1800-1859 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Cook, John E. > (John Edwin), > 1830-1859 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Treason) > West Virginia > Charles Town.
Trials (Murder) > West Virginia > Charles Town.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) > History > John Brown's Raid, 1859.
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Summary:John Brown was tried in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, then in Virginia, Oct. 25-Nov. 2, 1859, for treason, for conspiring with slaves to produce insurrection, and for murder.
Item Description:Reprint. Originally published: New York : Robert M. De Witt, 1859.
"The insurrection at Harper's Ferry, Sunday night, Oct. 16, 1859" (pages 29-38) ; "The trial of John Brown" (pages 57-95).
Physical Description:1 online resource (pages [7]-108, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations.