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Complete issue of the New-York Tribune from December 6, 1859, 16.5 x 22, eight pages (uncut at the top)_, with coverage of "John Brown's Execution" filling the front page. The first column, in small part: "The prisoner sat upon the box which contained his coffin, and, although pale from confinement, seemed strong. The wagon in which he rode was drawn by two white horses. From the time of leaving jail until he mounted the gallows stairs he wore a smile upon his countenance, and his keen eye took in every detail of the scene…They finally opened ranks to let him pass out, when, with the assistance of two men, he descended from the wagon, bidding good by to those within it; and then, with firm step and erect form, he strode past Jailor, Sheriff, and officers, and was the first person to mount the scaffold steps. He looked about him, principally in the direction of the people, in the far distance. Then to Capt. Avis, his jailor, he said, 'I have no words to thank you for all your kindness to me.' To Sheriff Campbell he remarked, 'Let there be no more delay than is necessary.' His black slouched hat was then removed, his elbows and ankles were pinioned, and the white hood was drawn over his head. The Sheriff requested him to step forward on the trap. He said, 'You have put this thing over my head and I cannot see; you must lead me.' There are eight minutes of suspense, while the stupid cavalry are trying to find their proper position. Impatient at the delay, Col. Scott gives the signal, Sheriff Campbell severs the rope with his hatchet, the trap falls with a horrid screech of its hinges, and the unfortunate man swings into the air." In very good to fine condition, with a small area of paper loss at the central fold intersections, affecting one paragraph of text.
