The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-11-02
Annexed are some of the papers found at
Al - .,;xtooco of Rrnrvn.

Annexed are some Of the papers found At
the residence Of Brown:
LETTER FROM GERRTT SMITH TO CAPT. JOHN
BRowE.
"Pete6op', Jtnuc-.4, '59.-Captain John
Brown-My dear friend:-I wrote you week
ago directing my letter to the care OF Mr..
Kearney. He replied, informing me that he
had forwarded the letter to Washington. -
| Rnt M Mr., Morton received last evening let
ter from Mr.. Samborn, saying your address
would be your son S home, viz: West Andover,
/ therefore write you without delay, and di-
rect my lette-... - son. have done Wlat
/ could thus far IN Kansas, and what could
to keep you at your Kansas work. Losses by
endorsement and otherwise have brought me
under heavy emharmssments the last two
years. but must nevertheless continue to do,
| in order to keep you at your Kansas work.
send you herewith my drlit for 500. Let
me hear from you on the receipt OF this letter.
You live IN our hearts, and our prayer to God is
| that YOU NAV have strength to continue in your
Kansas work. My wife joins me in eiiection-
ate regard to YOU, dear John, whom we both
hold in very high esteem.
suppose YOU put the Whitman note into
Mr. Kearneys hands. 1t will bea great shame
| if Whitman does not pay it. What noble
man is Mr.. Kearney How literally he has
contributed to keep you in your Kansas work
| Your friend GERRIT Smith.
| On the back Of the letter is en1orsed-
! "Gerrit Smith, answered June 17th" and
enclosed +. B. Whitinan's note, and II. Tub
mans receipt
LETTER FROM cuAs. BLAIR.
/ III ~, nj
Friend Brown-Your favorof the 9TH inst was
duly received, with the draft on New York
for $500. have made arrangements to have
the goods furnished up as soon as possible.
| The only man | could think of in this vicinity
who is in situation to do it, | have agreed
with. But he would not agree to get them all
| ont IN lass time then eight Ssee,ls rv4i5qps
he can finish up one-half the number sosH. il
| you desire it. But he has positively al teed
to have them all out in eight weeks. find
that some Of the handles have come up miss
ing, and shall not be able to make out more
than $50 Considering the delay and the ex-
ira trouble am to be at, | think you will be
satisfied with that number could have fur
nished them when had them under way for
much less than | can now. Wishing you
peace and prosperity, remain yours truly,
CHARLES BLAIR.
There were also found the following receipt;
Received, Collinville June 4th, 1859, o
John Brown, on contract Of 1857, one hun
dred and fifty dollars. CHARLES BLAIR"
A. WATTLEs To CAPT JOHN BROWN.
"HoneEa, II. T., Mtrch 29-Dear Frend:-
Your favor of the 10th instant was received
last evening. We were grltified to hear from
you and your success We had followed you
with anxious hearts from point to point on
your perlious journey. BE pleaseft to let us
hear from you from time to time as you have
opportunity. We are all we'll, and have been
neither frightened nor hurt, though in constant
peril of assassination or arrest. The pro-
slavery party has defeated itself, more by their
own stupidity than our snartness. We vote
on the county seat inJune Send all the abo-
litioniSts you can. Please continue the wri-
ting you began at my house. | am amember
of the Historical Society of Kansas, and am
appointed on the department OF hio7raDhg
Please make note of this, act accordingly.
Yours truly, A. WAT LES"
"P. S DR.. Weaver killed himself pre-
sumo you have heard while bringing in guns
from Missouri to murder his neighbors with.
1t was providental interference for our pro
lection, have no doubt"
LETTER ERoM o. ;. TO CAPT. BROWN, Jh
Chan.bers}a,y Pa, Sept ., l859-Dear
Brother Sister and others:-All is well with
us. At present our prospecting appears TO be
favorbale, and some of us Will find employ
ment in a few days. Tidd is here. God speed
you. Your brother, o. 5"
LETTER FROM FRED. DOUGLASS.
NY Dear Captain Brown am very busy
at home. VIII You please come up with my
son Fred, and take mouthCul with me? In
haste yours truly,
Dec. Z. FRED, DOUGLASS.
LETTER FROM NJ r. DELANEY TO J. II. KAGE.
Among the papers we found a letter dated
at Chatham Canada, Aug. 16.h, one. or two
paragraphs of which arc OF interest. Delaney
says: Il have been anxjously looking and
expecting to see something Of uncle'S move
ments, but as yet have seen nothing the let
ter from you being the first information of his
whereabouts since he wrote me. Please send
me any paper that may mention your doings.
All are in good spirits here hoping and wait
ing for the time coming"
. The letter fell into the hands Of Tidi, who
opened it and appended to it--"Friend kage,
seeing letter for you from Canada, and know
ing tEatA letter from there would relate to
hlis-s- = .ss2.s -il.as,sss -. ass "a, Z
know you will not think hard
Besides The above were s1veral letter sheets
of manuscript 50 closely written as to be al
most illegible, but 1t was a sort of scriptural
writing poetical eiuSion By w H. Leeman,
one of tie insurgents, and several papers which
were taken by Gov. WISE and which are
mentioned under the telegraphic head
y manual Of guerilla warfare, with instrucs
tons to use the lance, 50 many Of which were
found, was carefully preserved.
The Independent Gays were most hoSpit-
ably entertained at the houses of MeSsrs Shu-
bridge and Albert Beale, who reside on the
mountain near the town
REPORT OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY OULn
HAMPERS FERRY Oct. Il, 1859
To his Eeoelleaey President of the Uatea
States:
Everything is quiet There are only five
prisoners, three wounded and two unhurt
Six citizens have been killed and one marine
All the citizens were killed outside the linn
its of the United States territory in virginia
The marine was mortaily wolnlei within it,
have seen Col. Lee, but not Gov. Wise.
Only nineteen persons were engaged in the
matter of whom five were free negroes from
the North. Brown has been living few
miles from here in Maryland since June last
His premises were searched to day, and fifteen
hundred pixies and two hundred guns found,
besides tiints, axes, blankets clothing &c, in
abundance. Brown says lie has contemplated
lnlo lnohClHehL since l0JO. All o. Ills party
are either killed or captured except one, who
left on Monday. They were driven by the
Viginians into the armory. and there Coi,nel
Lee and twelve marines did the balance. All
thc slaves engaged, iCany, were forced. None
Of the persons held by Brown were hurt, al
though all were in the building stormed by
the marines. The books and papers Of Brown
are secured, which throw considerable lghto on
the movement Strange it Is, bat true, that
Brown and his eighteen men took possession
of the Government property and town, and
held them during Sunday night and Monday.
The Government money is all safe Ii IS not
known which of the party HI led the marine.
The man who carried oil Lewis Washington
Is one OF the wounded prisoners. do not
apprehend any violence to the prisoners.
R0BT OULD.
From tie Vc.s'tuy Sun.
Democratic Meeting in Warren.
According to previous notice, portion OF
the Democracy OF Warren county, assembled
in this city on Monday last, for the purpose