Home >
Much on John Brown's funeral, etc... The infamous slave ship 'Wanderer'...
Much on John Brown's funeral, etc... The infamous slave ship 'Wanderer'...
Item # 691886
December 12, 1859
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 12, 1859
* Post John Brown execution (hanging)
* Much on the funeral services - burial
Almost the entirety of page 6 is taken up with: "The Burial Of John Brown" "The Passage of the Body to North Alba" "The Funeral" "Speeches of Mr. McKim and Mr. Phillips" "John Brown's Last Will" "Charlestown Intelligence" "Caleb Cushing Slandering John Brown" and a letter from Edwin Coppic to Mrs. Brown.
Also of significance is a page 7 article: "The Slaver Wanderer" "Arrest of Capt. Farnum in This City - He is Sent Back to Savannah". This was an infamous slave ship about which much can be found on the internet. It was next to last documented ship to bring an illegal cargo of people from Africa to the United States, landing at Jekyll Island, Georgia on November 28, 1858. It was the last to carry a large cargo, arriving with some 400 people.
Eight pages, binding slits at the spine, otherwise in nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
Add to Cart
