Provenance note and label for unspent cartridge from John Brown's Raid
date: label: Date
content: 1889
name: label: Written by
content: Benjamin Holt Ticknor, American, 1842 - 1914
label: Subject of
content: John Brown, American, 1800 - 1859
label: Subject of
content: Francis Jackson Meriam, American, 1837 - 1865
label: Subject of
content: Dr. David Thayer
notes: label: Description
content: A provenance note (a) and label (b) related to an unspent cartridge from John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. The note was written by Civil War veteran Benjamin Holt Ticknor to document its chain of custody. The note, written on the back of Ticknor’s business card, reads [This bullet / was carried on the John / Brown raid by / Francis Jackson Merriam / and was by him given / to Dr. David Thayer / by whom he was se- / creted after his / escape. Given by Dr. / T. to me, today / Aug. 31 1889. / B.H.T.] in iron gall ink. The front of the card reads [Mr. Benjamin Holt Ticknor].
label: Description
content: The label, also in iron gall ink, is paper on card and reads [A / "John Brown" / Bullet] with John Brown's name underlined. There are no marks on the back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
label: Topic
content: Violence
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.84.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: notes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron gall ink on paper and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a): 3 3/16 × 1 11/16 in. (8.1 × 4.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 1 3/4 × 2 11/16 × 1/16 in. (4.5 × 6.8 × 0.1 cm)