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 /
Compiled from official and authentic sources. Including Cooke's confession and all the incidents of the execution.

Description

Main Author

Brown, John, 1800-1859

Related Names

De Witt, R. M. (Robert M.), 1827-1877
Cooke, John Edwin, 1830-1859.
Virginia. Circuit Court (Jefferson Co.)
Robert M. De Witt. New York

Language(s)

English

Published

New York : Robert M. De Witt, publisher, c1859

Subjects

Brown, John, > Brown, John, / 1800-1859 > Brown, John, / 1800-1859 / Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Treason) > Trials (Treason) / Virginia > Trials (Treason) / Virginia / 19th century.
Slave rebellions > Slave rebellions / West Virginia > Slave rebellions / West Virginia / 19th century.
Revolutionaries > Revolutionaries / United States > Revolutionaries / United States / 19th century > Revolutionaries / United States / 19th century / Biography.
Abolitionists > Abolitionists / United States > Abolitionists / United States / 19th century > Abolitionists / United States / 19th century / Biography.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) > Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) / History > Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) / History / John Brown's Raid, 1859
Trials, litigation, etc.
History
Biographies

Summary

John Brown was tried in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County for treason, for conspiring with slaves to produce insurrection, and for murder.

Note

Paper cover contains publisher's advertisements.
On cover: New edition--with additions.
Printers from verso of title page.
John Brown was tried in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County for treason, for conspiring with slaves to produce insurrection, and for murder.

Physical Description

[2], 7-108 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 25 cm.

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