I am looking for Maryland Gassmans. One, William D., operated a rope manufacturing business in Hagerstown in the late 1800s. Apparently he made the rope that was used to hang John Brown, at Charles Town, (then Virginia) in 1859. This according to a Hagerstown newspaper. I am going to Charles Town in July to look for the sheriff's requisition which the paper said was made of Mr. Gassman.
Thanks.