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Wise, Henry A. - ALS On An Arrest After Harper's Ferry

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Wise, Henry A. - ALS On An Arrest After Harper's Ferry
<Our item number 110868><B>Wise, Henry A.</B> &#40;1806-76&#41; American statesman; brigadier general in the CSA. Autograph Letter Signed as Governor of Virginia, 3 pp, 8&#34; x 5&#34;, Richmond, 31 Oct. 1859. To B. Gerhard, Esq. apologizing for the mistaken arrest and treatment of Mr. Rosengarten, a prominent Philadelphia businessman, during the excitement and turmoil created by abolitionist John Brown&#39;s seizure of the Federal Arsenal at Harper&#39;s Ferry on 16 Oct. 1859. Wise refers to &#34;<I>the actual blunder perpetrated by green militia - not malicious officers. He was… in actual danger….he must know obviously how it happened by mistake: that he was a perfect stranger, found apart from his companions on the train, at a time of extreme excitement and at a place where unknown persons were…suspected, and there was good reason to arrest…all not known</I>….&#34; <BR>Estimated Value &#36;200-300. <BR><BR>Our item number 110868<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://64.60.141.195/photos/40jpegs/110 868.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>