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John Brown's Raid on Harper’s Ferry
An excerpt from a speech given by Edward Everett in Boston, Massachusetts about the political consequences of Brown’s raid, December 1859.

An excerpt from a speech given by Edward Everett in Boston, Massachusetts about the political consequences of Brown’s raid, December 1859.

Edward Everett was the most famous American orator of the mid-nineteenth century. In this speech, delivered at Boston’s Faneuil Hall on December 8, 1859, Everett warns his listeners about the potential side effects of John Brown’s raid.

Citation Information
Boston Union meeting, excerpt from “Boston Courier report of the union meeting in Faneuil hall, Thursday, Dec. 8th, 1859,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/5ba2191d209521f635c8ca8a1814ef2b.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of Harvard University via HathiTrust.

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Item 8 of 15 in the Primary Source Set John Brown's Raid on Harper’s Ferry

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A daguerreotype of John Brown with his hand raised, ca. 1846.
An illustration of the swivel gun and pike used by the Harper’s Ferry raiders, November 1859.
A print of the engine house occupied by John Brown and his raiders as US Marines attempted to break in, ca. 1859.
A print depicting Brown’s raiders and hostages in the interior of the engine house before the US Marines break-in, 1859.
An excerpt from John Brown’s address to the court after hearing his guilty verdict, 1859.
A print showing an encounter between raiders and the militia at the railroad bridge, from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, 1859.
A program for a commemorative town hall meeting held in Concord, Massachusetts following John Brown’s execution on December 2, 1859.
An excerpt from a speech given by Edward Everett in Boston, Massachusetts about the political consequences of Brown’s raid, December 1859.
An excerpt from a sermon preached by George B. Cheever on November 6, 1859, about John Brown’s character.
An excerpt from speeches delivered in the US Senate by Senators Clement Clay of Alabama and William Gwin of California, December 13, 1859.
The sheet music to “John Brown’s Body,” published in 1902.
A sheet of lyrics to “Old John Brown: A Song for Every Southern Man,” ca. 1861.
A photograph of John Brown’s tombstone in North Elba, New York, ca. 1900.
Buttons from the clothing of John Brown’s raiders, mounted with a depiction of John Brown.
A photograph of “John Brown’s Fort,” the former engine room of the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, circa 1890.

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