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Letter from E. V. Clements in West Liberty, Virginia to his brother.

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In the letter Clements gives news of family and friends to his brother, who is no longer living at home. He also mentions John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry: "I suppose you have learned of the affair at Harpers Ferry and also that Capt. John Brown is to be hung the second of next month. I should like to goe [sic] to see him hung but do not expect to goe."
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1859 November 13 1859 11 13
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Brown, John, 1800 1859
  3. Clements, Eugene V., B.1844
  4. Climate
  5. Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
  6. History
  7. John Brown's Raid, 1859
  8. Slaver
  9. Slavery
  10. Social Life And Customs
  11. Virginia

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