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James Crook

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Lawmaking/Litigating	John Brown and his fellow prisoners are held at Charlestown pending trial before a Virginia court	10/26/1859
Crime/Disasters	Massive storms batter the western coast of the British Isles and cause hundreds of deaths	10/25/1859 to 10/26/1859

Newspaper	Carlisle (PA) American, “Arrest of a Supposed ‘Harper’s Ferry Insurrectionist,’” October 26, 1859	10/26/1859
Letter	Lydia Maria Child to Henry Alexander Wise, October 26, 1859	10/26/1859
Letter	Lydia Maria Child to John Brown, October 26, 1859	10/26/1859
Letter	Ralph Waldo Emerson to Sarah Hathaway Forbes, October 26, 1859	10/26/1859