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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."
Attribution Statement:: Image courtesy of the West Virginia State Archives, John Brown/Boyd B. Stutler Collection
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown George L. Stearns West Virginia State Archives drawings

Exhibit Description:: Letter from Edward A. Brackett to George L. Stearns that reads, "My Dear Sir What do you think about taking a bust of old Brown. Can any thing be done about it. I shall be at my rooms till a quarter past 2 o'clock and should like to know what you think about it. Yours with regard, E.A. Brackett."
Attribution:: Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:: Image courtesy of the West Virginia State Archives, John Brown/Boyd B. Stutler Collection
Exhibit Tags:: Edward Augustus Brackett George L. Stearns John Brown West Virginia State Archives letters documents

Exhibit Description:: Page on which are reproductions of photographs of John Brown's Northern Supporters, known as the Secret Six: George L. Stearns, Gerrit Smith, Frank B. Sanborn, T. W. Higginson, Theodore Parker and Samuel G. Howe. This six funded John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.
Attribution Statement:: Image courtesy of the West Virginia State Archives, John Brown/Boyd B. Stutler Collection.
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown George L. Stearns Franklin Sanborn Samuel Gridley Howe Thomas Wentworth Higginson Gerrit Smith West Virginia West Virginia State Archives photographs

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