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John Brown @JohnBrownDec 2, 1859 · Charles Town, Va.

I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with Blood.

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"I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with Blood."

The Dec 2 exception to the date window: his final words, written the morning of his execution. The manuscript carries heavier idiosyncratic punctuation ('this guilty, land: will never be purged away; but with Blood'); text as given at the cited page.

Read it in the original — PBS American Experience; original ms. Chicago History Museum ↗

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John Brown's last written note, handed to a guard on the way to the gallows, Dec. 2, 1859 (original ms. Chicago History Museum) ↗

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One passage from the Harpers Ferry weeks, Oct 18, 1859 – Dec 2, 1859 — 22 posts, each linked to its primary source.

Part of 134 verified passages across 5 flashpoints, Jan 6, 1854 – Apr 13, 1861 — read the feed from the start.

In contextHarpers Ferry, 1859

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