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James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Book 1: he keepeth the sheep. (search)
while bearing a flag of truce; died October 19, 1859. Salmon Brown, October 2, 1836, Hudson, Ohio; married Abbie C. Hinckley, October 15, 1856; lives at North Elba. Charles Brown, November 3, 1837, Hudson, Ohio; died September 11, 1843. Oliver Brown, March 9, 1839, Franklin, Ohio; married Martha E. Brewster, April 17, 1858; killed at Harper's Ferry, October 17, 1859. Peter Brown, December 7, 1840, Hudson, Ohio; died September 22, 1843. Austin Brown, September 14, 1842, Richfield, Ohioey could not, they told their mother and their wives, live for themselves alone; and so they went. One young wife, less submissive than the others, prevailed on her husband to remain; and this is the only reason why Salmon Brown survives. Oliver Brown, the youngest son, only twenty, wrote back to his wife from Harper's Ferry in a sort of premonition of what was coming, , If I can do a single good action, my life will not have been all a failure. The family of John Brown. Having had th
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 3: the man. (search)
d thirteen children: Sarah Brown, born May 11, 1834, at Richmond, Pennsylvania; died, September 23, 1843. Watson Brown, October 7, 1835, Franklin, Ohio; married Isabella M. Thompson, September, 1856;--wounded at Harper's Ferry, October 17, while bearing a flag of truce; died October 19, 1859. Salmon Brown, October 2, 1836, Hudson, Ohio; married Abbie C. Hinckley, October 15, 1856; lives at North Elba. Charles Brown, November 3, 1837, Hudson, Ohio; died September 11, 1843. Oliver Brown, March 9, 1839, Franklin, Ohio; married Martha E. Brewster, April 17, 1858; killed at Harper's Ferry, October 17, 1859. Peter Brown, December 7, 1840, Hudson, Ohio; died September 22, 1843. Austin Brown, September 14, 1842, Richfield, Ohio; died September 27, 1843. Anne Brown, December 23, 1843, Richfield, Ohio. Amelia Brown, June 22, 1845, Akron, Ohio; died October 30, 1846. Sarah Brown, (2d,) September 11, 1846, Akron, Ohio. Ellen Brown, (1st,) May 20, 1848, Springfield, Mas
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 5: North Elba. (search)
so lived in the same vicinity, and one of them also has left a widow. Thus complicated and intertangled is this genealogy of sorrow. All these young men went deliberately from North Elba for no other purpose than to join in this enterprise. They could not, they told their mother and their wives, live for themselves alone; and so they went. One young wife, less submissive than the others, prevailed on her husband to remain; and this is the only reason why Salmon Brown survives. Oliver Brown, the youngest son, only twenty, wrote back to his wife from Harper's Ferry in a sort of premonition of what was coming, , If I can do a single good action, my life will not have been all a failure. The family of John Brown. Having had the honor of Captain Brown's acquaintance for some years, I was admitted into the confidence of the family, though I could see them observing me somewhat suspiciously as I approached the door. Every thing that was said of the absent father and husband
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 8: sword in hand. (search)
xchanging volleys. In the course of this fight, Oliver Brown was shot, retreated inside of the gate, spoke noNewby. In the engine house were the remains of Oliver Brown, and Dauphin Thompson; while Watson, the Captainivors of the Liberators in the engine house were Captain Brown, Jerry Anderson, Edwin Coppoc, and Shields Greenrm, as I was chilled through. After I got warm, Captain Brown ordered me to go with C. P. Tidd, who was to takand the slaves who accompanied him were to go to Captain Brown's house, and to load in the arms and bring them l house. When we got there, I was to remain, by Captain Brown's orders, with one of the slaves to guard the ard Burns was to be sent with William H. Leeman to Captain Brown at the Armory. It was at this time that William and some eatables. I was informed by them that Captain Brown was dead; that he had been shot about four o'clofind no one. I then started up the road towards Captain Brown's house; I saw a party of men coming down the ro