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Much on the John Brown insurrection... The Underground Railroad... Seeking Frederick Douglass...

Item # 699702

October 28, 1859

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 28, 1859 The top of the front page has some nice column heads on the Harper's Ferry insurrection: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "The Trial of John Brown, Charged with Insurrection, Treason and Murder" "The Testimony of the Witnesses Against the Prisoner" "Confession of Copland, the Negro" "Startling Revelations Forthcoming in Which the Guilty Complicity of the Abolitionists is Clearly Proven" "Marines Sent to Harper's Ferry" and more.
This reporting carries over to page 2 where are found other interesting articles including: "The Underground Railroad Operations - Result of the Harper's Ferry Invasion". It is rare to find period accounts of the "underground railroad", and this text includes: "...the personal direction of the efforts making to arrest Fred. Douglass on a charge of treason, and send him to Virginia for trial...". This is followed by an article: "United States Officers Looking For Fred. Douglass" which has considerable detail, related text taking over a full column.
There are at least two editorial-type reports concerning Harper's Ferry on page 4.
Eight pages, slightly irregular at the blank spine, good condition.