Jacobs, Harriet Brent. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Jacobs, Harriet Brent. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Jacobs, Harriet Brent

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Description

Handwritten letter from Harriet Brent Jacobs to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Jacobs writes to Post about her recent experiences in New York City, including being introduced to abolitionist, Charles Sumner.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

89

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Transcription

(Page 1)

Idlewild May 23^rd

My Dear Friend

I thought
to have written to you before
this and sent the patterns I
hope that I am not too late- I
was sorry that I saw so little
of you in the City- but I
was thankful even for the
hurried moments. your friend
ship. dear Amy which has been
so pleasant to me I owe it all
to that Dear Brother whom I
still hope much from if it is
Gods will to restore us togeth
er I had an introduction to
Mr Sumner last week he spent
a day and a night at Idlewild
visiting Mr Willis-
I hope you will find time to
send me a line now and then
what do you think of the color
ed Council I wish they were
all in Affrica [sic] much love to
all my friends Yours Truly
Harriet

Annotations

Harriet Brent Jacobs, a former slave and abolitionist, is writing from Cornwall, New York to Amy Post, a close friend and benefactor. Jacobs was then living at the Idlewild estate with Cornelia Grinnell Willis and Nathaniel Parker Willis, who paid for her escape from slavery and employed her for a period. The convention Jacobs referred may have been the American Anti-Slavery Convention held in New York City. Charles Sumner was a Senator from Massachusetts and a leader in the anti- slavery movement. The Colored Council may refer to the National Council of Colored People. The Council was founded in Rochester in 1853 and worked to increase opportunities for African Americans. The Council supported racial separatism, whereas Jacobs- it appears- did not.

Tags

Abolitionism; Personal

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Jacobs, Harriet Brent, “Jacobs, Harriet Brent. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2390.

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