Preparing for John Brown's execution...

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December 02, 1859

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 2, 1859 Page 5 & 6 have considerable reporting on plans for the hanging of John Brown for his involvement in the Harper's Ferry insurrection. Column heads include: "John Brown's Invasion - A Visit To John Brown"; a letter from Charlestown signed in type: John Brown; "The Day of Execution" "Mrs. Brown & Her Family" "From Charlestown" "Brown's Letter to Be Seized Upon" "Admiration For the Gallows" and more.
Page 7 has nearly 2 columns on the: "Funeral of Washington Irving" (some text loss near the bottom).
Eight pages, irregular at the spine margin from disbanding, causing some text loss.