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Believes that Higginson, as well as [Franklin Benjamin] Sanborn, [Samuel Gridley] Howe, etc. will be summoned [before the Senate Investigating Committee]. Declares he will have to testify; the Committee intends to cast a drag-net over the North.

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dz011b25k
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Henry Wilson autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Natick, 24 December 1859
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dz011b25k
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title
Henry Wilson autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Natick, 24 December 1859
description
Believes that Higginson, as well as [Franklin Benjamin] Sanborn, [Samuel Gridley] Howe, etc. will be summoned [before the Senate Investigating Committee]. Declares he will have to testify; the Committee intends to cast a drag-net over the North.
date
["December 24, 1859"]
year
1859
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
creators
Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
John Brown: Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
subjects
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876
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Massachusetts
Middlesex (county)
Natick
North and Central America
United States
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Manuscripts
Correspondence
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Text
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United States
state
Massachusetts
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Middlesex
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Natick
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1
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1 sheet (2 p.) + 1 envelope
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no
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42.2833
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-71.35
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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dz011b25k
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