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Diary of John Brown, August 24, 1859

Wrote Charles Blair.

SOURCE: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 520

Charles Blair manufactured 954 John Brown pikes. intended for arming the slaves freed during the planned rebellion.

9 posted on 08/24/2019 7:07:48 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

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Do John Brown Pikes have an official historical marker like Joe Brown Pikes used to arm the home guard like in the War of Northern Aggression?

10 posted on 08/24/2019 11:11:19 AM PDT by PAR35

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