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 5^th _ 95, Akron Ohio, 3 pp. A. L. S. [Ac. 5735]

Brown, Salmon
         To Whitelaw Saunders, dtd. Sept. 14^th, 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 ADear Cousin [email protected] (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, Clifornia) 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 the
            items 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

      March 8, 1894 JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Cincinnati, Ohio, [enclosed newspaper
            article re: Put-in-Bay]
      March 14, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Piqua, Ohio: re: John Jr.
            and heart condition
      March 15, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith in Piqua, Ohio, re: northeaster   
      March 18, 1894 JB Jr. Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Frankfurt, Kentucky,
            re: fight between Philo Murray and Charlie Niele over property boundarie; work on the
            vineyards, [enclosed program from concert held on the island]
      March 20, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Frankfort, Kentucky
      March 21, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Frankfort, Kentucky,
            re: Pollard and Breckenridge breach of promise case
      March 23, 1894, JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Louisville, Kentucky
            re: funeral of Leroy Webster, who had played significant role in island school functioning;
            ridge in direction of Kelleys Island worn away due to the strong winds; fishing and island life
      March 25, 1894 JB Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Louisville, Kentucky,
           re: population of penitentiaries and problems of drinking, [newspaper article re: concert on
           Put-in-Bay and a republican meeting]
      March 26 and 27, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Louisville, Kentucky,
            re: snow storm potentially ruined the peach crop for the season; Brown family in Kansas
            ca. 1855
      March 29, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith in Louisville, Kentucky,
            re: City of Sandusky boat operating; fate of peach crop
      March 30, 1894 JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Cincinnati, Ohio
      April 1, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay to Tom and Edith, Cincinnati, Ohio
      April 3, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Cincinnati, Ohio: re: results
           of Island elections
      April 5, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Cincinnati, Ohio; re: grapes
            and raspberries
     April 9, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, re: Indianapolis, Indiana,
            re: “Sandusky” and the “Wherle” both going to and from the Island
     April 11, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Indianapolis, Indiana,
            [enclosed newspaper article re: Put-in-Bay news of April 9]
      April 12, 1894 JB Jr., Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Indianapolis, Indiana
      April 15, 1894, JB Jr., Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Urbana, Ohio,
            re: Washington, D. C. marriage of Julia Brown’s son Harry; pear blossoms appear in good
            condition
      April 17, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Urbana, Ohio, re: result of
            Pollard-Breckenridge case; blossoming of pear and cherry trees
      April 19, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edie, Urbana, Ohio
      April 22, 1894 JB Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Sidney, Ohio, re: pictures of
            World’s Fair, [newspaper article re: Put-in-Bay from April 16]
      April 24, 1894 JB Jr., Put-in-Bay to Tom, Sidney, Ohio
      Partial letter dated October 27, of a letter copied from Annie Brown; re:trial of those who
            assaulted Samuel in Cleveland, disdain for certain governmental structure 

Julia Brown
      May 3, 1895, to Wealthy, regarding JB Jr.’s death

Wealthy Brown
      January 25, 1868 JB Jr.   re: family
      July 23, 1876 Meadville, Pennsylvania to Edith at Put-in-Bay, re: some written verse
      July 30, 1876, Lindenville, to John III, Put-in-Bay, re: Wealthy’s visit with Hannah and Eunecia
      November 24, 1893 Wealthy and John III, Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Bucyrus, Ohio,
            re: boats during winter [enclosed three newspaper articles, a. Put-in-Bay for November 20;
            b. the possible suicide of Mrs. Ella Will; c. Cora Van Tassell Company]
      November 26, 1893 Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, re: fire in Columbus, Ohio; South BassIsland
            News
      January 9, 1894 and January 11, 1894 Put-in-Bay, to Tom and Edith, Elyria, Ohio; re: JB Jr.’s heart
            condition [newspaper article enclosed re: Put-in-Bay news from January 6; wedding of Rachel
            Stuart and J.P. Cagney
      July 23, 1899 John III c/o T. B. Alexander 

Emma B. Caughey
      August 11, 1891 Medina, Ohio to Edith

M.J.E. Connie
      May 7, 1895, Columbus, Ohio to Edith, Put-in-Bay; re: John Brown, Jr’s death 

Mrs. M. L. Davis
      May 5, 1895, St. Johns, Michigan to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: John Brown, Jr.’s death

Mr. Delamatur
      March 23, 1888 to Johnnie III re: vineyards, [article re:etiquette, poem, and note to John
            Brown, Jr. and Wealthy from G.B. Delamatur, dtd . August 1893. 

Mrs. G.B. Delamatur
      May 3, 1895, Mrs. S.B. Delamatur, Oberlin to Wealthy, re: John Brown, Jr.’s death 

John R. Dieke
      June 2, 1891 Sandusky, Ohio, re: pianos 

Minnie Donnelly
      August 1, 1911 to Edith, re: death of Wealthy Brown 

Martha Jane Edwards
      May 20, 1895, Chicago, Illinois to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: John Brown, Jr.’s death and
            health of her family 

T.S. Edwards
      May 8, 1895, Carleton, Michigan to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re John Brown, Jr.’s death 

Lyman E. Eppes
      September 17 and 23, 1884 to Owen Brown regarding Frenchman Riley Peacock occupying
            Owen’s lot and his failure to keep up fences etc. 

E.N. Ewing
      June 14, 1896 to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay
      January 1 1897 to Wealthy and Edith, Put-in-Bay
      December 28, 1897 to Wealthy and Edith, Put-in-Bay
      July 17, 1898 Washington DC to Wealthy and Edith, Put-in-Bay, re: Spanish-American War,
            Secretary Alger 

Emma Fisher
      March 4, 1891 Berea, Ohio to Edith 

E.A. Eobes
      January 25, 1885, Lindenville, Ohio to John III, Put-in-Bay, re: Cleveland, Ohio   election 

Clinton Foote
      May 6, 1895, Cleveland, Ohio to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: death of John Brown, Jr.

William Foote
      August 1, 1911 Cleveland, Ohio to Edith, Put-in-Bay, re: death of Wealthy Brown 

Emily A. and Evie Garn
      May 4, 1895, Clyde, Ohio to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: death of John Brown, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Griffith
      July 28, 1911, to Tom and Edith, re: death of Wealthy Brown 

Mrs. D. George
      December 9, 1894 Oberlin, Ohio to John Brown, Jr. and Wealthy, Put-in-Bay 

J.W. Goode
      September 20, 1917 to Edith, Put-in-Bay, re: death of John III and the memory of John
            Brown of Harper’s Ferry 

Mrs. Heim
      September 19, 1917 to Edith, Put-in-Bay, re: death of John III 

Henrietta Heis
      July 30, 1911 to Edith, Put-in-Bay, re: death of Wealthy 

Laura F. Hunt
      May 4, 1895 Farmdale, Ohio to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: John Brown, Jr.’s death 

O.T. Lears
      July 26, 1911 to Tom and Edith re:death of Wealthy 

Tillie J. Linskey
      March 4, 1891, Brooklyn, New York, to Edith, re: New York experiences 

Mrs. T.H. Lyles
      May 23, 1895, Mrs. T.H. Lyles, representing the John Brown Monument Association in
            St. Paul, Minnesota, to Wealthy, Put-in Bay, re: death of John Brown, Jr.; inquiry
            re: surviving relatives of John Brown Sr. in preparation for dedication of a monument oover
            grave site of John Brown, Sr. [The letter is written on John Brown Monument Assoc. stationary
            and envelope with description of the Association’s mission on verso.] 

Chas. E. Manley (Tom’s Roommate)
      November 6, 1890, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Edith, Put-in-Bay, re: Tom Alexander’s
            transformation after meeting Edith etc. 

Millie Maul
      September 23, 1891 Sandusky, Ohio to Edith, Put-in-Bay 

Sara McChesney
      September 29, 1898 to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay 

Nellie Miner
      November 13, 1889 to Edith re: her affection for Mr. Miner and response from Edith
            dtd. November 24, 1889 

Lizzie Moore
      May 27, 1895, Santa Barbara, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: John Brown, Jr.’s death 

Morrough O’Brien
      August 3, 1911 to Edith re: death of Wealthy

J. Orlustil
      From Morava, Czechoslovakia to Tom and Edith 

R.F. Pairn
      May 3, 1895 telegraph to Wealthy, re:John Brown, Jr.’s death 

Minnie B. Parl
      September 21, 1917 College Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Edith, Put-in-Bay re:death of John III 

Francis C. Price
      May 5, 1895, Francis C. Price (district judge), Ashland, Kansas to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay,
            re:death of John Brown, Jr. “His loss will be deeply mourned in Kansas where he was
            loved second only to his great Father…” 

Joe Rivera
      February 18, 1895 

Fred Sawyer
      April 28, 1891 telegram to Edith re: Tom 

Grace R. Simmons
      August 7, 1883 to John III

George L. Stearns
      January 1, 1861 Boston, Massachusetts to John Brown Jr., re: celebration of the new year
            and events in Europe and America that suggest a new era in the world, particularly Russia,
            Italy, France and America, also praise for John Brown and his actions at Harper’s Ferry;
            also agreement to invest money for John Brown, Jr. for Wealthy and John III 

Mary E. Thompson
      May 9, 1895 Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: John Brown Jr.’s death; Ruth upset
            due to the loss 

Mamie Thompson
      January 31, 1886, Pasadena, California to John III, Put-in-Bay
      February 23, 1890 to John III
      March 28 and 29, 1890 to John III

 Ruth Thompson
      September 20, 1896 Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: family, Annie Brown’s
            fragile financial state
      November 20, 1896 Pasadena, California, to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay
      April 15, 1897 Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, [dried flower enclosed]
      February 5, 1898 Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, [funeral program of Owen Brown,
            dried flower enclosed]
      April 28, 1898 Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, [dried flower enclosed]
      June 10, 1898 Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, [dried pansies enclosed] 
      September 12, 1898 Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: visit to Civil War G.A.R.
            reunion in Long Beach; also “confidential” note re:Ruth’s health
      October 24, 1898, Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, enclosed letter to Ruth from
            sister Annie (Brown) Adams (daughter of John Brown, Sr. and Mary Ann Day); Letter
            dtd. September 26, 1898, Humboldt County, California, re: hardship; “I think it is a burning
            shame that the State of Kansas does not pension off Henry, Jason, Salmon and Wealthy for
            the rest of their lives, that would be showing a more sensible respect for the memory of John
            Brown, than all the monuments and busts and pictures that they claim to have mounted on
            pedestals and otherwise….”
      February 12, 1899 Pasadena, California to Wealthy, re: Tournament of the Roses and the Rose
            parade in Pasadena, California
      July 18, 1899 Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay
      April 19, 1899 Pasadena, California to John III, Put-in-Bay 

Adelaide D. Walker
      May 5, 1895 Meadville, Pennsylvania to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: John Brown, Jr.’s death 
      May 27, 1907 Meadville, Pennsylvania to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay 

Lewis Walker
      May 10, 1899 to Wealthy re: death of John Brown, Jr.
      August 2, 1911 to Tom and Edith, re: the death of Wealthy 

S.B. Ward
      June 9, 1895 Blenheim, Ontario to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: John Brown, Jr.’s death 

Sam Wells
      October 22, 1877, John Brown. Jr.,Put-in-Bay 

Clara L. Zimmerman
      August 18, 1891 to Tom

Al
      August 14, 1891 “Al,” Sandusky, re: dance at Cedar Point 

Annie
      February 22, 1891 “Annie,” Port Clinton Ohio to Edith, Put-in-Bay
      October 4, 1891 “Annie” in Air Sine Junction, Ohio to Edith. Re: “tell Johnnie I am waiting
            to become his sister-in-law” 

Blanche
      July 28, 1911 Cleveland, Ohio to Tom, Edith and John III re: death of Wealthy

Carrie
      July 25, 1891, Lorrain, Ohio, written on Model Comedy Co. stationary to Edith 

Clarence
      October 23, 1888 to “Minnie” re “Memorial Services” of the Odd Fellows 

Ella
      May 12, 1895 North Pasadena, California to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay, re: death of John Brown, Jr. 

Eunecia
      May 3, 1895, Wick, Ohio to Wealthy, re: John Brown Jr.’s death
      June 2, 1895 Wick, Ohio to Wealthy, Put-in-Bay 

Mary Jane
      August 2, 1911 New Haven to Edith, Put-in-Bay, re: death of Wealthy 

Tena
      January 11, 1891 “Tena,” Sand Hill to Edith
      February 24, 1891 “Tena,” Sand Hill to Edith 

Third National Bank
      November 20, 1908 to Tom re: John Brown, Jr.’s bank account 

MISCELLANEOUS

• Unsigned valentine to John III February 14, 1883
• Invitation to 1890 graduation of Charlotte F. Coe, June 26
• 1900 Invitation to 3^rd Annual Reunion of the Brown Family in East Akron Ohio, to John Jr.
• 1908 greeting card to Wealthy from Mrs. John Hasting Van Horn in Leesdale
• December 12, 1909 greeting card from Florence Lehman to Wealthy
• Invitation to Wealthy and family invitation to graduation of Clarence H. Heim June 10, 1910
• Invitation to Edith and Tom Alexander for William Heim’s graduation, June 16, 1910
• Greeting card from the O’Brien’s to Wealthy December 23, 1910
• Wedding invitation to Edith and Tom Alexander for Arabella Bogie and Webster Perit
       Huntington, October 29, 1912
• Card to “’Cousin’ Edith” from Chas. Y. K., n.d.

 MISCELLANEOUS BOX 

• Guyot’s System of Constructive Map Drawing New York: Charles Scribner & Company, 1866.
       John Brown Jr. Put-in-Bay Lake Erie, OH November 1866. 
• Journal of “Account: John Brown Jr. (Guardian) with Bertha Beebie (Ward) 1876”monetary
       exchanges re: Beebie late 1876-77, includes two pages of notes re:final days of Edith May (Brown)
       Alexander’s life, November 1935. 
• John Brown Jr. Time Book, 1882. Record of hours worked weekly from April 15, 1882- September 30, 1882. 
• Put-in-Bay Musical Association Records of 1873. Records “Articles of Agreement and By Laws”
       of Association,” adopted February 1873 and minutes February 27-March 22, 1873 
• Notebook, “John Brown Jr. Put-in-Bay 1873” [contains few notes on inside cover]. 
• Photograph album, inside cover reads “John Brown, presented by his father and mother on his 20^th
       birth-day, December 21^st A.D. 1872, Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, Ottawa County, Ohio.” 
• Unidentified photograph album, n.d.

Box 3

    Folder 13 - John Brown (albumen photograph)