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Records rediscovered relocate John Brown case files in Jefferson county
Tragedy linked to John Brown trial leads to the recovery of long lost Jefferson county court records. The Lucas estate discovery in Charles Town West Virginia uncovered indictments witnesses orders and sentencing papers for Brown and his officers, shedding new light on the 1859 treason rebellion and murder case once thought lost.
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Jefferson County
John Brown
Charles Town
W. Va
Virginia Lucas
Rion Hall
Brown
Richmond
Lucas
Harpers Ferry
Court House
Circuit Court
New York State
New York
Judge Lucas
Charles W. Conrad
Circuit Court of
Jefferson
Richard Parker
Winchester
Virginia Militia
Gibson
Andrew Hunter
Commonwealth
Jeff County
Hunter
Judy Rodgers