Annie Brown (1843–1926) was the 15th child of abolitionistJohn Brown. Her mother, Mary Ann Day, was Brown's second wife. Annie Brown was vital to her father's plans in preparations for his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859. She was a part of Brown's cover story while he, some of his family, and members of the "Provisional Army" (the party of 21 men Brown would utilize in the raid) were all living at the Kennedy Farm in Maryland.
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