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John Brown's Sword Used in Bleeding Kansas (1856)

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John Brown's Sword Used in Bleeding Kansas (1856)

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I do believe that says "A sword" not "John Brown's sword"

But still cool.
- I had to squint because of the blurriness, but it says it was carried during the raid by one of John Brown's men during the raid. Wonder if that includes John Brown himself as a possibility.
  
  Not unless whoever wrote the plaque was truly terrible at English. In which case he probably wouldn't have got the job as chief plaque writer
Old John Brown left Kansas
Before the blood had dried
And as he rode his head did shine
Like the sun in mid-July

In a tiny farm house
By Brunswick Piano
He warmed his boots by the fireplace
And read aloud from Samuel

'David rose
To beat the Philistines
With five smooth stones
And a sling'
Where is this from?

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