Correspondence between Lydia Maria Child, and Gov. Wise and Mrs. Mason, of Virginia.
Contributors: Brown, John, 1800-1859.; Wise, Henry A. 1806-1876.; Mason, M. J. C., Mrs.; Allingham, William, 1824-1889.; American Anti-Slavery Society.
Series: Anti-slavery tracts.; New series, no. 1
Publisher: American anti-slavery society
Published: 1860
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1860; Slavery -- United States; Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859
Description: Abolitionist statements in the form of letters addressed to Governor Wise of Virginia on the occasion of John Brown's raid and arrest. Child criticizes Virginia's laws on race, and draws a rebuke from Wise. Included is a letter from John Brown to Child asking for financial help for his family, and an exchange of (hostile) letters between Child and a Virginia woman over the issues of Brown and slavery.
Notes: Relates to the John Brown raid and the slavery question.
Includes a letter from John Brown, and William Allinghame's poem "The touchstone."