Title: Correspondence between Lydia Maria Child and Gov. Wise and Mrs. Mason, of Virginia
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.
Subjects: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1860, History, Slavery, American Anti-Slavery Society, Controversial literature
Places: Harpers Ferry (W. Va.), United States
Time periods: John Brown's Raid, 1859