Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Greenfield, [Ireland], to Samuel May, December 29, 1859
Webb describes John Wilson at length and says that he believes Wilson to have been a member of John Brown's party during the Harpers Ferry raid. Webb tells May that Wilson is not optimistic about the future of abolitionism. Webb asks for a photograph of John Brown.
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Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872