Biographical Sketches of Preeminent Americans, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of Preeminent Americans, Vol. 3In 1819, he left the paternal roof to establish a tannery of his own, and in the following year he was married to his first wife, Diantha Lusk. For the next twenty years he carried on the business of a tanner, farmer, and sheep-raiser, with profit, becoming a man of commanding in¿uence among his neighbors. His large family was educated in the same religious and political beliefs as their father, and most faith fully did they follow his teachings. During this period John Brown several times changed his residence. In 1826, he moved to Richmond, Pa., and was appointed postmaster of that place during the administration of John Quincy Adams. This position he continued to hold, singularly enough, under General Jackson, although he had already begun to be quite prominent as an abolitionist. From this time forward the great aim of his life was the amelioration of the condition of the colored race, and his mind dwelt upon that single theme, until, to him, it overshadowed every other moral question of the time. In 1835, he returned to Ohio, this time to the town of Franklin. Here he caused trouble in the church by admitting negroes to his own pew.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.