Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums

John Brown, Jr.

FR-5

Introduction
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Content
Inventory
Addenda

Introduction
The John Brown, Jr., Papers are part of the Charles E. Frohman Collection. 

Biographical Sketch
Born in 1821 at Hudson, Ohio, John Brown, Jr., was the eldest son of abolitionist John Brown, Sr.  John Jr., worked with his father for the Perkins and Brown Company selling wool in  Akron, Ohio, and Springfield, Massachusetts.  He married Wealthy Hotchkiss, whom he met at the Grand River Institute in Austinburg, Ohio.  John Jr., his brothers, and at least one sister played some part in their father's "anti-slavery cause." With his brother Owen, John Jr., moved to Osawatomie, Kansas, in 1855. He was a member of the first Territorial Executive Committee in Kansas and elected to the legislature in 1856.  John Jr., accompanied by his father, led a group of militia to the relief of Lawrence, Kansas after it had been "sacked" by a pro-slavery force. He served as Agent of Emigration for the British North American Provinces in 1860-1861, where he labored on behalf of African Americans as well as Native Americans. Resigning his position in 1861, John Jr., joined the Kansas Brigade in the Civil War. Later, in 1861, illness forced him to resign his captaincy in the Union Army.  Just as brothers Jason and Salmon and brother-in-law Henry Thompson refused to participate in the Harper's Ferry Raid, so did John, Jr. Their refusal to fight at Harper's Ferry created a conflict for the Brown family in later years. Only by reshaping the family's history were they able to justify their absence at Harper's Ferry and at the same time defend their father and his antislavery cause. 

In 1862, John Brown, Jr., purchased a ten-acre plot on the south shore of South Bass Island at Put-in-Bay, Ohio.  His sister Ruth and her husband Henry Thompson also settled at Put-in-Bay. Shortly after John Brown, Sr.'s, execution in 1859, Owen Brown, who had participated in the raid at Harper's Ferry, escaped to Put-in-Bay where he remained for twenty years.  Owen lived in a small cabin on his brother's land; he spent the winter months on nearby Gibraltar Island serving as the caretaker of Jay Cooke's summer home. John Jr. and Wealthy had two children: Edith (Mrs. Tom) Alexander and John Brown III.

John, Jr., remained on the island until his death in 1895. He farmed, harvested grapes, practiced surveying, taught science and mathematics to the islanders, and lectured on temperance and slavery.  During the Civil War, Brown warned the Union troops on Johnson's Island of the impending raid to free Confederate officers imprisoned there.  Later, he organized a militia company to assist in the defense of the island.    He filled his home with memorabilia of Kansas and his father and defended John, Sr.'s, character against all public criticism. 

Scope and Content
The collection consists primarily of letters written to John Brown, Jr., between the years 1857 and 1895.  It contains some political comments, a small amount of Civil War material, and a few business papers. The Brown family was among the earliest pioneers of Kansas and therefore much involved in its early history as noted in the Kansas Historical Society correspondence. There is considerable reference to the sacrifice of the Brown family in the cause of abolishing slavery.  Letters mention the financial distress of the family and efforts to assist them; the gold medal presented to the widow of John Brown, Sr., as tribute to the memory of her husband; and reference to a painting and a statue of John Brown, Sr.

Some important correspondents include Jay Cooke, Richard J. Hinton, Wendell Phillips, James Redpath, Gerrit Smith, and Pillsbury Parker as well as a few letters to Franklin B. Sanborn.

Inventory
Ac.2070; Ac.6054
2 linear ft.

INDEX to Correspondence

Adams, D. I.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd May 14, 1865, 1p. A.L.S.

Adams, F. G., Sec. Kansas State Historical Society
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 24, 1877, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd May 7, 1879, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Oct. 30, 1882, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 8, 1883, 1p A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 20, 1886, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 20, 1887, 1p T.L.S. (3 copies)
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 5, 1887, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 16, 1888, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 17, 1888, 1p. A.L.S. w/encl. 9p. typed
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 30, 1888, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 9, 1888, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd May 4, 1888, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 6, 1888, 1p A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 6, 1889, 1p. T.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 28, 1889, 4p.T.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Oct. 7, 1889, 1p. T.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Aug. 19, 1890, 3p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Oct. 22, 1890, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 26, 1891, 1p, T.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd July 16, 1892, 2p. T.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 18, 1893, 1p. T.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 21, 1893, 1p. T.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 25, 1893, 1p. T.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 13, 1893, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 20, 1893, 1p. T.L.S.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 23, 1894, 5p. T.L.S.

Bartlett, T. H.
         To Capt. Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 23, 1881, 3p. A.L.S.

Benson, R. S.
         To Hon. Delos Arnold dtd Mar. 10, 1888, 1p. A.L.S.

Bicknell, G. A.
         To Capt. Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 14, 1895, 1p. A.L.S.

Birn, J. V.
         To Capt. John Brown & Wife dtd Oct. 21, 1866, 2p A.L.S.
         To Capt. John Brown dtd Apr. 16, 1869, 2p. A.L. S.

Blair, M.
         To Capt. John Brown, Jr. dtd Aug. 22, 1861, 1p. A.L.S.

Bondi, August
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd May 2, 1884, 3p. A.L.S
         Re. Brown family & early Kansas affairs, 7p. Ms.

Bonn, J. L. & Son
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 9, 1894, 1p. A.L.S

Bostwick, Lt. B. H.
         To Capt. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 2, 1861, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Capt. Brown dtd Nov. 12, 1861, 3p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Aug 26, 1861, 3p A.L.S.
         To Capt. Brown dtd Nov. 10, 1861, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Capt. Brown or J. Loomis dtd Dec. 14, 1861, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Capt. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jne. 9, 1862, 3p. A.L.S.

Bowles, John
         To J. Brown, Esq. Dtd Jan. 6, 1886, 2p. A.L.S.

Brann, Mrs. S. H.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 6, 1887, 18p. A.L.S.

Brooks, Edward
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Oct. 6, 1887, 3p. A.L.S.

Brown, John, Jr. (items found in Folder #13, Misc.)
         To Marius R. Robinson, dtd. Nov. 20, 1859, Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., O, 3 pp. A. L. S.
             [Ac.5560].
         To Passport dtd Aug. 14, 1860, 2p.
         To Sewall, S. E. & others dtd Nov. 1859 re J. Brown family, 1p. prtd.
         To Loomis, John S. to J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 4, 1861, 1p. A.L.S.
         To F.  B.  Sanborn, Esq., dtd Mar.  21, 1878, Put-in-Bay Island, 3 pp.  A. L. S. [Ac.5586]
         To "My Dear Friend," [F. B. Sanborn], dtd Nov.19, 1883, Put-in-Bay Island, 2 pp.  A.L.S.
               [Ac. 5624]                     
         To "My Dear Friend,"  [F. B. Sanborn], dtd Feby 26, 1884, Put-in-Bay Island, 2 pp. A.L.S.
               [Ac. 5624]
         To “My Dear Friend,”  [F. B. Sanborn], dtd. Apl 14/85, Put-in-Bay Ohio, 4 pp. A.L S.
               [Ac. 5725]
         To “My Dear Friend,”  [F. B. Sanborn], dtd. 16 Feby 1886, Put-in-Bay O. 4 pp. A.L.S.
               [Ac. 5725]
         To F. B. Sanborn, Esq. dtd 14th May [18]86, Put-in-Bay O, 3 pp. A. L. S. [Ac. 5653]  
         Program fldr, prtd for War Songs Concert, Feb. 29, 1888

Brandley, Henry, 1p. typed copy, re John Brown statue
         To Barrett, B. S. Piano & Organs dtd Dec. 7, 1886, Dec. 11, 1886, Nov. 7, 1889
         To F. B. Sanborn, Esqr, dtd.  Jly 18^th 1889, Put-in-Bay, O., 3 pp.  A.L.S. [Ac. 5600]
         To "My Dear Friend" dtd Dec. 12, 1890, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, 2 pp.  A.L.S. [Ac.  5624] 

Brown, Jason
         To Hon.  Gerrit Smith, dtd.  Feb.  11, 1873, Akron, Ohio, 3 pp., A.L.S. [Ac. 5586]
         To Mr. W. L. Garrison dtd Sept. 10, 1885, Pasadena, Cal., 2 pp.  A.L.S. [Ac. 5624]
         To F. B.  Sanborn, dtd.  Apr.  16, [18]88, Pasadena, Cal, 2 pp., A.L.S.
         To F. B.. Sanborn, dtd. Mar. 10, 1908, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, 3 pp., A. L. S. [Ac. 5560]
         To "Dear Friend" [F. B. Sanborn], dtd June 16 [18]91, 5 pp.  A.L.S. [Ac.  5624]   
         To “Mr. F. B. Sanborn,” dtd. Feby 5th _ 95, Akron Ohio, 3 pp. A. L. S. [Ac. 5735]

Brown, Salmon
         To Whitelaw Saunders, dtd. Sept. 14th, 1916, Portland, Ore.[Ac. 5560]

Chapman, Bird B.
         To Capt. J. Brown dtd Feb. 2, 1864, 4p. A.L.S.
         To Jas. Redpath dtd Apr. 17, 1868, 3p. A.L.S.
         To Jas. Redpath dtd Apr. 20, 1868, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Wendell Phillips dtd Sept. 29, 1868, 3p. Copy of A.L.S.
         To Capt. J. Brown dtd Nov. 16, 1868, 2p. A.L.S.

Clark, Mrs. A. M.
         To John Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 7, 1893, 1p. A.L.S.

Cleveland Soldiers' Aid Society
         To "Dear Sir" dtd Oct. 19, 1861, 2p. A.L.S.

Coe, H. H.
         To Bro. John dtd Mar. 17, 1884, 8p. A.L.S.

Cooke, Jay
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 24, 1875, 3p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Sir" dtd Apr. 8, 1875, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 3, 1887, 4p. A.L.S.

Cooke, Jay, Jr.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jne. 9, 1868, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jne 25, 1879, 1p. A.L.S.

Cowen, B. R.
         To Capt. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 11, 1866, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Capt. Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 2, 1866, 2p. A.L.S.

Cox, D. C.
         To Capt. Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 5, 1866, 1p. A.L.S.

Curtiss, William
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 8, 1860, 4p. A.L.S.

Duerr, J. W. C.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 8, 1861, 4p. A.L.S.

Dunwell, Samuel A.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 6, 1861, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd May 12, 1861, 1p. A.L.S.

Eppes, Lyman E.
         To "Dear Friends" dtd Nov. 10, 1885, 2p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friends" dtd Nov. 5, 1886, 2p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Dec. 29, 1887, 4p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Aug. 29, 1890, 2p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Jan. 26, 1893, 2p. A.L.S.
         Description of L.E. Eppes land in N.Y. 1p. A.L.S. 

Forbes, H.
         To "Dear Sir" dtd Dec. 1, 1857, 3p. A.L.S.

Garlick, C. A.
         To Jno. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 11, 1887, 1p. A.L.S.

Garrison, Frank J.
         To J. Brown dtd Jly 20, 1874, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jne. 29, 1879, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 1, 1883, 2p. A.L.S.

Garrison, Wm. Lloyd
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 23, 1878, 2p. A.L.S.

Garrison, W. L.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Boston, Oct. 15, 1884, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 1, 1885, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 18, 1887, 1p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Jan. 25, 1889, 1p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Feb. 18, 1889, 1p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Jan. 6, 1890, 2p. A.L.S.

Giddings, G. R.
         To Friend John dtd Saturday, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Friend John dtd Dec. 5, 1859, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 31, 1860, 2p. D.S.

Giddings, L. Maria
         To Mrs. Brown dtd Aug. 25, 1p. A.L.S.

Goulder & Lee
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 12, 1890, 1p. T.L.S.

Hallet & Davis Co.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar 23, 1886, Warranty, 1p. prtd w.letters & papers pertaining, 6p.

High, George M.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Aug. 28, 1881, 2p. A.L.S.

Hinton, Richard J.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 10, 1860, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Mr. & Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jly 25, 1862, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd May 7, 1863, 3p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Aug. 18, 1863, 3p. A.L.S.
         To Mr. & Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 21, 1889, 4p. A.L.S.
         To Mr. & Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 29, 1889, 4p. A.L.S.
         To [J. Brown, Jr.] undated. Have only last page of letter        

Holmes, J. H.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Oct. 21, 1870, 3p. A.L.S.

Horton, Albert H.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jne. 28, 1879, 2p. A.L.S
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 8, 1880, 2p. A.L.S
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 8, 1881, 2p. A.L.S.

Howard, John R.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 8, 1861, 1p. A.L.S.

Idlor & Foye
         [To J. Brown, Jr.] dtd Dec. 11, 1886, note

Independent Order of Good Templars. Illinois
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 11, 1861, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. Commission dtd Nov. 11, 1861, 1p. D.S.

Insley, M. H.
         To Capt. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 1, 1861, 1p. L.S.
         To Capt. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 16, 1861, 1p. L.S.

Jordan, James H.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 2, 1883, 1p. A.L.S.

Lawrence, Mrs. L.
         To J. Brown dtd Jan 13, 1886, 3p. A.L.S.

Lewis & Dwelle
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 30, 1886, 1p. A.L.S.

Logan, F. G.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 20, 1891, 1p. T.L.S.

Mali, Charles
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Oct. 21, 1867, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Esq. dtd Apr. 19, 1875, 2p. A.L.S.

Marsh, Fred
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 15, 1894, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 3, 1894, 1p. A.L.S. 

Martin, Henry G.
         To Owen Brown, Esq. dtd Sept. 1, 1885, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 31, 1885, 4 p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 23, 1886, 2p. A.L.S.

Maxson, T. W.
         To Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. undated, 2p. A.L.S.

Miller, Botsford & Co.
         To J. Brown, Jr. Dec. 2, 1883, 2p. A.L.S.

Neuendorff, Charles
         To J. Brown, Esq. dtd Feb. 11, 1888, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, dtd Mar. 5, 1888, 1p. A.L.S.

Paine, R. F
         To Capt. J. Brown dtd Feb. 19, 1895, 3p. A.L.S.

Phillips, G. W.
         To J. Brown dtd Nov. 11, 1890, 2p. A.L.S.

Phillips, Wendell
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd May 3, 1860
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 13, [1860?]
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 14, 1863, 4p. A.L.S.
         To John Brown dtd Dec. 18, 1867, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Aug 24, 1874, 4p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Sir" dtd Apl. 1879, 2p. copy

Phinney, A.
         To Capt. J. Brown dtd Nov. 19, 1887, 4p. A.L.S.

Pillsbury, Parker
         To "My Dear Friends" dtd May 6, 1860, 5p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 19, 1887, 4p. A.L.S

Redpath, James
         To [Dear Friend] dtd Feb. 5, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Mr. & Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 28, 1860, 3p. A.L.S.
         To Mr. & Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 5, 1860, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Mr. & Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 26, 1860, 1p. A.L.S.
         To Mr. & Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. & Owen dtd May 10, 1860, 2p. A.L.S.
         To Mr. & Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Oct. 17, 1860, 3p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 12, 1860, 1p. D.S.
          [Appt. as Agt. of Emigration for British North American Provinces]
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 10, 1861, 7p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 16, 1861, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 28, 1861, 3p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Boston, Jly 12, 1861, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Aug. 9, 1861, 2p. A.L.S.
         Clipping "Redpath Heard From" dtd Oct. 16, New York [1879]

Rivera, Jose
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 5, n.y., 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Oct 16, n.y., 1p. A.L.S.
         To G. B. delamater dtd Feb. 25, 1884, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 31, 1889, 4p. A.L.S.

Roberts, W. A. B.
         To. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Indianapolis, Mar. 26, 1883, 1p. A.L.S.

Ross, Alexander M.
        "What is Spiritualism? What do Spiritualists Believe? A Reply by A. M. Ross",
               1869 8 p. prtd. Autographed to J. Brown, Jr. also with clipping dtd Mar. 31, 1877
         To [J. Brown, Jr.] undated, 3p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. & Owen Brown dtd Nov. 15, 1877, 4p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friends" dtd Jan 4, 1878, 1p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Mar 18, 1878, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 2, 1878, 3p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Apr. 28, 1878, 3p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd May 9, 1878, 4p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd May 23, 1878, 4p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Oct. 22, 1878, 4p. A.L.S.
         To "Dear Friend" dtd Nov. 17, 1878, 3p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 5, 1879, 8p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 19, 1879, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown dtd May 31, 1881, 2p. A.L.S.

Rust, Horatio M.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar 13, n.y., 3p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 18, 1884, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, jr. dtd Apr. 12, 1890, 3p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 2, 1890, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 1, 1891, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd May 11, 1892, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 2, 1892, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 19, 1893, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown dtd Nov 5, 1893, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown dtd Nov. 14, 1893, 2p. A.L.S
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 18, 1894, 3p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd May 5, 1894, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jne. 4, 1894, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown dtd Nov 22, 1894, 3p. A.L.S.

St. John, John P.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 8, 1879, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 21, 1879, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 7, 1881, 2p. A.L.S.

Salling, Susan E.
         To J. Brown, jr. dtd Sept. 17, 1879, 2p. A.L.S.

Sanborn, F.B.
         H. White to Mr. Sanborn dtd Oct. 4, 1882, 2p. A.L.S.
         W. R. Johnston to Mr. Sanborn dtd Feb. 29, 1884, 2p. A.L.S.
         S., M.E. to Mr. Sanborn dtd Nov. 20, 1887, 2p. A.L.S.
         Franklin Keagy to Mr. Sanborn dtd Mar. 25, 1891, 1p. A.L.S.

Sanderson, E.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 10, 1860, 1p. A.L.S.

Sanford, A. S.
         To Capt. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Sept. 26, 1866, 1p. A.L.S.

Shaw, A. B.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 10, 1883, 2p. A.L.S.

Simmons, J. H.
         To J. Brown dtd Dec. 15, 1883, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown dtd Feb. 8, 1884, 4p. A.L.S.

Sizer, Nelson
         To Mrs. J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 26, 1860, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 26, 1860, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jne. 29, 1860, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 15, 1886, 2p. A.L.S.

Smith, A. A.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Feb. 21, 1888, 2p. A.L.S.

Smith, Gerrit
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jne. 16, 1860, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown dtd Aug. 12, 1861, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 20, 1861, 2p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown dtd Nov. 1, 1862, 2p. A.L.S.

Speer, John
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Nov. 25, 1879, 4p. A.L.S.

Stearns, George L. & Mary
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jne. 19, 1860, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 11, 1860, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Apr. 11, 1861, 1p. A.L.S.
         To [J. Brown] dtd Apr. 22, 1861, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown dtd May 31, 1861, 5p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Dec. 28, 1861, 1p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Jan. 30, 1889, 4p. A.L.S.
         To J. Brown dtd Nov. 26, 1894, 4p. A.L.S.

Tait, William J.
         To [J. Brown] dtd Jne. 21, 1860, 4p. A.L.S.

Tayleure, C. W.
         To John Burr, Jr. dtd Jne. 15, 1879, 7p. A.L.S.

Thomas, Thomas
         To  J. Brown, Jr. dtd May 4, 1867, 2p. A.L.S.

Thompson, Ruth
         To Mr. Croaker, dtd April 25, 1860, North Elba N.  Y., 2 pp. [Ac. 5624]

Thompson, Henry & Ruth
         To Brothers & Sister dtd Sept. 16, 1860, 3p. A.L.S.
         To Brother & Sister dtd Sept. 10, 1863, 1p. A.L.S.
         To "My Dear Sister" dtd Aug. 15, 1865, 4p. A.L.S.

Tousey, Sinclair
         To "Dear Sir" dtd Jne. 11, 1879, 1p. A.L.S.

Union Central Committee
         To Twp. Com. & Voters of Ottawa Co. dtd Oct. 4, 1866, 2p. A.L.S.

Watts, Frederick
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Wash. Jne. 12, 1875, 3p. A.L.S.

Williams, Asburry R. & others
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 20, 1860, 2p. A.L.S.

Young, H. E.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd Mar. 20, 1887, 4p. A.L.S.

Zerbe, A. & Son
         To J. Brown dtd Apr. 30, 1886, 1p. A.L.S.
         To W. Ennis dtd Apr. 30, 1886, 1p. invoice

Zuguhwert, L.
         To J. Brown, Jr. dtd May 7, 1883, 1p. A.L.S. w/affidavit

Brown Family Genealogical Notes (items found in Folder #14)
         John Brown to "Dear Cousin Lucy" (Lucy Brown Clark) dtd Put-in-Bay, Feb 15, 1883,
               3p. A.L.S. Copy
         Edith B. Alexander to Lucy Brown Clark dtd Put-in-Bay, Dec. 14, 1931, 2p. A.L.S.
         Brown Genealogy, 4p. Copy (typed)         

Addenda
Ac. 5740

Bartlett, R. W.
      To “Respected Friend” (John Brown Jr.), dtd. Oct. 25, 1847, Austinburg

Brooke, Dr. A.
     To “My Dear Friend” (J Brown Esq.), dtd Jan 23, 1859, Marlboro Stark Co O

Brown, Annie
      To “My very dear Sister”, dtd. Oct. 9, 1864, Red Bluff, Tehama County California

Brown, Edith M.
      To “My Dear Father and Johnnie”, dtd. Sept. 3, 1880, Lindenville
      To “Dear Father and Johnnie”, dtd. Sept 6, 1880, Wane (Wayne)

Brown, John Jr.
      To “My Dearly Loved Wife”, dtd. Aug. 26, 1859, Chatham Canada West
      To “My Dearly Loved Wife”, dtd. Mar. 3, 1861, Dresden on River Sydenham C.W.
      To “My Dearly Loved Wife”, dtd Mar. 5, 1861, Dresden Kent County Canada West
      To “My Dearly Loved Wife”, dtd. Mar. 15, 1861, Chatham, C.W.
      To “Ever Dear and Faithful Wife”, dtd. Mar. 22, 1861, Windsor Canada West
      To “My own Dearly Loved Wife”, dtd. June 4, 1861, Chatham C.W.
      To “My Own Precious Wife”, dtd. June 9, 1861, Windsor C.W.
      To “My Own Darling Wife”, dtd. June 12, 1861, Windsor C.W.
      To “My darling Sister”, dtd. Nov. 12, 1864, Bay Island, Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My dear Sister”, dtd. Jun 25, 1865, Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “Dear Sister Bell”, dtd. June 28- July 1, 1865, Bay Island, Lake Erie Ohio
      To “Dear Bell”, dtd. July 6-July 9, 1865, Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “Dear Sister Bell”, dtd. July 9-July 16, 1865, Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “Dear Sister Bell”, dtd. July 17-July 23, 1865, Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “Dear Sister Bell”, dtd. July 30, 1865, Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “Dear Sister Bell”, dtd. July 31-Aug. 6, 1865, Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My Dear Sister Belle”, dtd. Aug 22, 1865, Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “Dear Wife and all”, dtd. Dec. 10, 1866, Sandusky O
      To “My dear Wife and all”, dtd. Dec. 26, 1866, Boston Mass.
      To “My Dear Wife and all”, dtd. Dec. 29, 1866, Hornellsville N.Y.
      To “My Dear Wife and all my loved ones at home”, dtd. Dec. 31, 1866, Meadville Pa.
      To “My dear Wife and all”, dtd. Jan 5, 1867, At the office of Daning(?) Raymond
            & Co.-Cleveland O
      To “Dear Sister Belle”, dtd. Sept. 22, 1867, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “Dear Sister Belle”, dtd. Oct. 20, 1867, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “Dear Wealthy and all”, dtd. Dec. 25, 1867, Akron Ohio
      To “My Dear Wife and all”, dtd. Jan. 2, 1868, Jefferson O.
      To “My Dear Wife, and all”, dtd. Jan. 9, 1868, Wayne Ashtabula Co Ohio
      To “My dear Sister Belle”, dtd. Jan. 20, 1868, at the house of Mr. John Roberts No. 10 Jay St.
            West Side, Cleveland Ohio
      To “My Dear Sister Belle”, dtd. Feb. 26, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My dear Sister Belle”, dtd. Apr 26, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My dear Wife”, dtd. April 28, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My dear Wife”, dtd. Apr 29, 1868,Put in By Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My dear Wife”, dtd. May 1, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My dear Wife”, dtd. May 3, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie O
      To “My dear Wife”, dtd. May 6, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My dear Wife”, dtd. May 8, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie O
      To “My dear Wife”, dtd. May 10, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My dear Wife”, dtd. May 12, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My dear Sister Belle”, dtd. June 11, 1868, Put in Bay Island Lake Erie Ohio
      To “My Dear Wife”, dtd. July 27, 1876, Put in Bay Ohio
      To “Dear Wife and Edie”, dtd. Sept 3, 1880, Put in Bay O
      To “Dear Wife and Edith”, dtd. Sept. 8, 1880, Put in Bay Ohio
      To “Dear Wife, Children, and all at home”, dtd. Oct. 9, 1882, Meadville Pa
      To “Dear Wife, Johnny, Edith and all at home”, dtd. Oct. 14, 1882, North Elba,
            Essex Co N. York

Brown, Johney (sic)
      To “Dear Mother”, dtd. Apr. 28, 1868, Put-in-Bay Ohio Lake Erie

Brown, Wealthy C.
      To “My Dearly Loved Husband”, dtd. Feb 11, 1865, Put-in-Bay Island
      To “My Own Dear Husband”, dtd. Dec. 4, 1867, Put-in-Bay Island
      To “My Dear Dear Husband”, dtd. Dec. 18, 1867, Put-in-Bay Island
      To “My Dear Dear Husband”, dtd. Dec. 25, 1867, Put-in-Bay Island
      To “My Dear Husband and all”, dtd. May 3, 1868, Meadville
      To “My Dear Husband and all”, dtd. May 5-May 6, 1868, Vernon
      To “My Dear Husband”, dtd. Mar. 25, 1880(?), Put in Bay Island
      To “My Dear Husband and son Johnnie”, dtd. Sept 3, 1880, Wayne
      To “My Dear Husband and son Johnnie”, dtd. Sept 6, 1880, Wayne
      To “My Dear Husband”, dtd. Mar. 31, 1888, Put in Bay

Delamater, George B.
      To “Dear Sir” (Jno. Brown Esq), dtd. Oct. 29, 1847, Meadville

Hotchkiss, Maria P.
      To “Dear Children” (John and Wealthy Brown, Springfield Mass), dtd. Sept. 6, 1847,
            Vernon
      To “Dear Children”, (John and Wealthy Brown, Springfield Mass), dtd. Oct. 24, 1847,
            Vernon

McKay, James A.
      To “My Old and Dear Friend Brown”, dtd. Oct. 22, 1847, Griffins Mills (Ellington
            Chautauqua County N.Y.)
      To “My Dear Friend Brown”, dtd. Dec. 13, 1847, Ellington

Plumb, Ralph
      To “My dear Brown” (John Brown Jr.), dtd. Dec. 28, 1838, Oberlin

Proctor, Lucy
      To “My Dear Wealthy” (Miss Wealthy C. Hotchkiss, Vernon Trumbull Co Ohio), dtd.
            Mar. 1, 1847, Austinburg

Ryder, Ann P.
      To “Much Loved Wealthy” (Miss Wealthy C. Hotchkiss, Vernon Trumbull Co Ohio), dtd.
            Apr. 28, 1847, Austinburg Ohio

Smith, Gerritt
      To John Brown, Jr., dtd. Jan. 9, 1859, Peterboro (?)
      To John Brown Jr., dtd. Jan. 22, 1859, Peterboro (?)

Tuttle, Charlotte J.
      To “Wealthy dear” (Miss Wealthy C. Hotchkiss, Vernon Trumbull Co Ohio), dtd.
            Feb. 4, 1847, Eagleville O

Wells, S. R.
      To “Friend Brown”, dtd. Mar. 2, 1854, New York

Cabinet card photographs of  John Brown, Jr. and Wealthy Hotchkiss Brown

Addenda 
Ac. 5785
363 Items       

Incoming and outgoing correspondence of John Brown, Jr. and family (Wealthy Brown and his children: Mrs. Tom (Edith Brown) Alexander, and John Brown III. Also included are books, ledgers, and photograph albums. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the correspondent and then chronologically.

Annie Adams
      December 25, 1916, Annie Adams in Burbank, CA to Edith in Put-in-Bay, re: Kansans and
            their continual desire to memorialize John Brown; Salmon Brown’s

Tom B. Alexander
      April 21, 1890, Camden Maine to Edith Brown in Put-in-Bay
      May 4, 1890, Calais Maine to Edith Brown, Put-in-Bay, marriage proposal
      July 12, 1890, to Edith Brown, Put-in-Bay
      July 17, 1890, “The Actor’s Dream” by Tom Alexander for Edith Brown
      August 18, 1890, “To Edith to Remember” Willoughby, Ohio
      December 15, 1890, to Edith Brown
      April 26, 1891, Niles, Ohio to Edith Brown, Put-in-Bay, re: performances and travels
      May 31, 1891, Columbus, Indiana to Edith Brown, Put-in-Bay
      August 4, 1891, to “Friend Frank” Lindon
      November 18, 1900, Jackson, Michigan to Wealthy and John Brown III, Put-in-Bay
      November 24, 1902, El Paso, Illinois to John Brown III, Put-in-Bay
      Undated note Texas to Edith Brown
      Undated note to Edith Brown, “The Wheel of Life”

Jean Beck
      September 15, no yr., to Edith Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Bellow and Minnie
      November 20, 1893, to Wealthy Brown and family, re: death of “Annie”

H.S. Bickford
      December 16, 1887, to Edith Brown, invitation to ball at the new town hall, Put-in-Bay

W. A. Bishop
      May 3, 1893, to “Miss Brown,” permission to use her photograph

Ada T. Bock
      March 24, 1882, Akron, Ohio to Edith Brown
      July 29, 1889, Akron, Ohio to Edith Brown
      n.d. to Edith Brown

Edith Brown
      January 18, 1874, Put-in-Bay to Ruth Thompson
      January 1, 1891, Put-in-Bay to Mr. Manly re:Tom’s good qualities, [missing pages]
      Partial letter n.d. to Tom

JB Jr. and Others:
      July 22, 1856, JB Jr. in Lecompton, Kansas to Wealthy Brown, re: Jason and Mr. Adain
      July 26, 1856, JB Jr. from prison in Kansas: re: unhappiness with the Free State
            Party; plans to leave Kansas
      August 13, 1856, JB Jr. from prison, re: trust of Free State people
      September 21, 1856, JB Jr. re: Kansas legislation; slavery’s illegality in Kansas;
            probability of more violence; awaiting further word from John Brown Sr.
      December 26, 1860, JB Jr., Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio to George L. Stearns,
            Mick St. Boston, re: setting aside money for Wealthy and John III in event of John
            Jr.’s death: “in the view of the probability that I may fall by the hand of violence…”
      August 9, 1861, JB Jr., Jefferson, Ashtabula Co. Ohio to George L. Stearns in Boston,
            re: sending bibles to all members of the Brown family; re: Montgomery’s Regiment
            and recruitment from Ohio etc.; need for men in Kansas
      December 4, 1867, JB Jr. from Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, New Burgh, Ohio,
            re: unhappiness with those who deceived him to get him to asylum
      December 8 and 10, 1867, JB Jr. from Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, New Burgh,
            Ohio to “sister Belle,” re: Jason and Henry’s attempt to bind John Jr. to take him
            to the asylum
      December 14, 1867, JB Jr. from Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, New Burgh, Ohio
            to Wealthy, John III and Edith, re: coming home, random family business
      December 22, 1867, JB Jr. from Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, New Burgh, Ohio
            to Wealthy and John III, re: shock following leaving Paoli for Osawatomie and
            saving Samuel from  a mob; stigma of being in a “mad house,” his unique source
            of insanity as opposed to others in the asylum
      December 25, 1867, JB Jr. Akron, Ohio to “Sister Belle,” re: leaving asylum; [portion
             dated January 2, 1868], re: official discharge December 31, 1867
      August 1, 1876, JB Jr. to Wealthy re: survey of lots on Island
      September 29 and October 1, 1876, JB Jr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John III
            and Edith, Put-in-Bay, re: visit to his childhood house and the grave of his mother
            etc.; reminiscent of his younger years and deaths of his father and brothers
      November 9, 1880, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay to Arthur St. John Newbury, Cleveland, Ohio,
            re: Wealthy
      February 14, 1888, JB Jr. to John III
      March 27, 1888, JB Jr., Topeka, KS to John III, Put-in-Bay, re: meeting in Topeka
            made up mostly of “colored people” who voluntarily raised 10 dollars for JB Jr.,
            headed to Pasadena
      April 13, 1888, JB Jr. from John Simmons’ house (5 miles north of Pasadena,
             California) to John III, Put-in-Bay, re: building of cement water pipe
      April 15, 1888, JB Jr. from “hiding place on the mountain northeast of Jason and
            Owen’s house; Pasadena, California” to Edith, Put-in-Bay, re: mail delivery;
            pressed flowers  enclosed
      December 25, 1891, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith (Brown) Alexander,
             re: Christmas etc., [portion cut out]
      December 27, 1891, JB Jr. and Wealthy to Tom and Edith Alexander in Garrett, Indiana
             re: receipt of goods from Delamatur’s by mail for Christmas
      September 12, 1893, JB Jr. from Chicago to Tom and Edith Alexander in Napoleon,
            Ohio, re: JB Jr., Wealthy and John III’s arrival for World’s Fair in Chicago
      September 12 & 14, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Chicago to Tom and Edith Alexander,
            Napoleon, Ohio, re: World’s Fair
      September 15, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Chicago to Tom and Edith Alexander,
            Napoleon, Ohio, re: World’s Fair, [enclosed letter from Lizzie E. Warren, dtd
            September 13]
      September 17, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith Alexander,
            Findlay, Ohio, re: World’s Fair  and trip home
      September 20, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Findlay, Ohio,
            re: gathering peaches; visit to Sandusky for fair [enclosed Mrs. G.B. Delamater
            card and letter from Mrs. H. S. Hubbard to Wealthy dtd. September 17]
      September 22, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Findlay, Ohio,
            re: peaches and visit to Sandusky, [enclosed letter from Ostubbon, dtd
            September 21]
      September 24, 1893, JB. Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith in
            Kendallville, Indiana, re: peach crop and grapes; profits from peaches, John III’s
            involvement at church
      September 27 and 28, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith in
            Kendallville, Indiana, re: low peach and grape prices for entire area
      October 1, 1893, JB Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith in
            Kalamazoo, Michigan, re: grapes, peaches, apples 
      October 3 and 4, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith in Kalamazoo,
            Michigan, re: peaches, grapes, fishing season, [enclosed letter from Christina
            Gibbins and newspaper article from September 25, 1893 re: activities of local
            families]
      October 4, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith in Kalamazoo,
            Michigan, [enclosed political cartoon from Sandusky Weekly Register and
            newspaper article re: Put-in-Bay]
      October 9, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith in Coshocton, Ohio,
            re: falling price of grapes due to fixing of  price  by winemakers; good crop of
            Catawbas [enclosed invitation from the Cincinnati Fishing Club]
      October 10, 1893, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Coshocton, Ohio, re: mailing
            of basket of Catawba grapes, [enclosed receipt of express mailing]
      October 12, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith in Coshocton, Ohio,
            re: more problems with crop prices, New York competition for concord grapes and
            Michigan peaches
      October 15, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Springfield, Ohio,
             more about crops, bad storm
      October 17, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Springfield,
            Ohio, re: storm, shipwrecks on Lake Erie, [Postscript from JB: “That article from
            the Coshotcan ? paper which disturbed you so much was very well written and
            more truthful than nine tenths of all theitems in the public press in relation to
            Father and his family. The only error worth mentioning is that it was in 1856,
            not 1866, that I was made a prisoner.” Enclosed express mail receipt]
      October 22, 1893, JB. Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Richmond,
            Indiana, [enclosed newspaper articles re: sinking of Benson schooner in Lake Erie]
      October 25, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Richmond,
            Indiana re: end of fruit picking season
      October 29, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith in Newark, Ohio
      November 1, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith in Newark, Ohio,
            [enclosed dried chrysanthemum]
      November 5, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Delaware, Ohio
            re: fishing season [Mrs. Johnny Rehlberg wedding card enclosed; newspaper
            announcement of Robert C. Longfellow and Minnehaha Bertrand marriage]
      November 8, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Delaware, Ohio,
            re: Mr. Delamatur as a boarder for several weeks; election “Hurrah for McKinley
            and  Protection!” [enclosed pressed flowers] 
      November 12, 1893, JB Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith,
            Galion, Ohio
      November 15, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Galion, Ohio
      November 17, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Van Wert, Ohio
            [enclosed newspaper article re: Put-in-Bay news of November 13 and obituary
            for William Schade]
      November 18 and 19, 1893, JB Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith,
            Van Wert, Ohio re: fire aboard fishing boat on the Bay [dried flowers enclosed]
      November 21, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Van Wert, Ohio,
            re: deposition at Sandusky re: his survey of land on the shore between County
            Road and the Lake; a dispute between Lawn Trustees and V. Doller and LeRoy
            Webster; heart troubles
      November 22, 1893, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith in Van Wert, Ohio re: fire
            at “Benny’s” store
      November 26, 1893, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith
      November 28, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Bucyrus, Ohio
            re: fear of fish depopulation on Lake Erie; area’s poor fishing industry
      November 30, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Bucyrus, Ohio
            [enclosed newspaper article regarding boat schedule] re: deposition of surveyed
            land for the Lawn Trustees
      December 3, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Goshen, Indiana
            re: failing fishing industry
      December 6, 1893, JB Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Goshen,
            Indiana
      December 7, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Goshen, Indiana,
            re: wait for arrival cousin Sarah (John Jr.’s stepsister, daughter of John Brown and
            Mary Ann Day, September 11, 1846) [enclosed newspaper article re: Put-in-Bay]
      December 11, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Huntington,
            Indiana, re: Sarah’s visit
      December 13, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Huntington,
            Indiana
      December 14, 1893, JB Jr. Put-in-Bay to Tom in Huntington, Indiana re: sending
            money
      December 19, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, South Bend,
             Indiana
      December 21, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, South Bend,
            Indiana [enclosed newspaper articles re: Put-in-Bay for December 18]
      December 24, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Three Rivers,
            Michigan [re: hardships and unemployment in the area; John’s call for Prohibition,
            [enclosed dried chrysanthemum]
      December 25, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Three Rivers,
             Michigan
      December 29, 1893, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith in Tiffin, Ohio,
            [newspaper article re: John Sullivan enclosed]
      December 31, 1893 and January 1, 1894, JB Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay to
            Tom and Edith in Tiffin, Ohio
      January 2, 1894, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith in Tiffin, Ohio re: Wealthy and
            John III visiting Edie and Tom in Sandusky
      January 4, 1894, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith in Tiffin, Ohio, re: Wealthy and
           John III visiting Edie and Tom in Sandusky
      January 9, 1894, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Elyria, Ohio [express mail receipt
              enclosed]
      January 13, 14 and 16, 1894, JB Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith,
             Deshler, Ohio; JB Jr. and Wealthy both sick, [enclosed express mail receipt]
      January 16, 1894, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Ottawa, Ohio; JB Jr.,
            re: illness of Wealthy and John III
      January 18, 1894, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Ottawa, Ohio, re: “statement”
            sent by Tom
      January 21, 1894, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Lima, Ohio, re: Wealthy’s
            continued illness
      January 23, 1894, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Lima, Ohio,
            re: death of George Smith
      January 25, 1894, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Lima, Ohio, re: Wealthy’s illness
            [newspaper article re: Put-in-Bay enclosed]
      January 26, 1894, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Springfield, Ohio, re: Wealthy’s
             illness [newspaper article enclosed re: fire on Catawba Island, January 19]
      January 28, 1894, JB Jr. and John III, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Springfield, Ohio
      January 30, 1894, JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Springfield, Ohio
      February 1, 1894, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edie, Springfield, Ohio
      February 4, 1894, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edie, Richmond, Indiana
      February 6, 1894, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edie, Richmond, Indiana
      February 8, 1894, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith in Richmond,
            Indiana, [article re: Put-in-Bay enclosed]
      February 11, 1894, JB Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Portsmouth,
            Ohio; re: gathering ice
      February 14, 1894, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Portsmouth,
            Ohio; re: blizzard in Put-in-Bay worst seen in over 30 years; quotes from letter
            from John Jr.’s sister Sarah, other sister Ellen (b. September 25, 1854) who Sarah
            lived with, daughter Bessie died, Feb