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ENGRAVING

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WOODEN FRAME AND PLEXIGLASS WITH CUTOUT MATTING WITH ENGRAVING OF JOHN BROWN (HANDS IN PANTS POCKETS, TREE, ROCKS, IN BACKGROUND). BROWN W/BEARD. <CRSECOND CUTOUT HAS NOTE WHICH READS: "LOCK OF JOHN BROWNS HAIR. TOUCH NOT."<CRTHIRD CUTOUT HAS LOCK OF HAIR (2-1/2"L) HELD IN PLACE WITH THREAD.<CRREVERSE HAS WIRE FOR HANGING AND 2 WIRE SCREWS. ALSO HAS THREE PIECES OF PAPER ENCOSED IN MYLAR AND TAPE WITH THE WRITING:<CR"LOCK OF JOHN BROWN'S HAIR,<CRFROM W. R. BENJAMIN, ESQUIRE."<CR"I BOUGHT THE BROWN'S HAIR FROM THE GRANDSON OF W.L. GARRISON WHO ME THE FAMILY PAPERS. YOU CAN RELY ON IT'S BEING AUTHENTIC."<CR"YOURS<CRW.R. BENJAMIN"'

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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Code: HAFE

Harpers Ferry ; Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Latitude: 39.3103981018066, Longitude: -77.7434997558594

ANCS : HAFE00202455
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 447041

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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Digital Collection

Title: Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Homepage:
URL: http://www.nps.gov/hafe

05/24/2007

05/24/2007

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