Exhibit Description:

Card with the A. C. Russell woodcut of the bust of John Brown (by Edward A. Brackett) and a statement by Brown given to George L. Stearns in Medford, 1857: "Mr. Stearns, I consider the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence one and inseparable." On the reverse is a handwritten note that the bust was owned by Mrs. Mary Stearns regarding the bust's creation: Wood- cut of the Bust of John Brown in the possession of Mrs. Stearns - the only one in the world. It was taken by her order while awaiting execution in the Virginia Prison, October 1859."

Source:

West Virginia State Archives

Attribution Statement:

Image courtesy of the West Virginia State Archives, John Brown/Boyd B. Stutler Collection

Source URL:

http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/jbdetail.aspx?Type=Text&Id=1231

Exhibit Tags:

John BrownGeorge L. StearnsWest Virginia State Archivesdrawings