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Item # 724592
December 19, 1859
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1859  The front page has: "Letter From Fred. Douglass" which provides his perspective on the John Brown insurrection at Harper's Ferry. Related to the raid are close to two columns of text with heads: "The Slavery Issue" "The Remains of Cook, the Insurgent" "The Attempt of Cook & Coppic to Escape", several of which are letters signed in type by insurgent John Cook.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #365 - released for April, 2026