Brown, William Wells. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Brown, William Wells. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Brown, William Wells

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1844-06-23

Description

Handwritten letter from William Wells Brown to Amy Kirby Post, June 23, 1844.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

610

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                  Buffalo June 23^d 1844
                                    Amy Post
Esteemed friend I have not heard the least
notice of the fair from the East from
Rochester or Elsewhere not Even in the
Standard but we are not Asleep here
I have just returned from the country
and the people are Wide Awake there
and are getting ready for the fair
we shall meet with Beter [sic] Success here
than we antisipated [sic]. one person Alone
is making A Cake worth proberly [sic]
20 Dollors [sic] which will be presented to
the fair. I have Engaged the Liberty
Hall to hold the fair in. I hope
you will write as soon as you
Recieve [sic] this. Let us know whether you
have given up the fair or not.
I wrote to utica as soon as I Returned
home. but have recieved [sic] no answer.
I am with Respect your obedient servent [sic]
                                    W. W. Brown

(Page 2)

BUFFALO
   JUN                           PAID
    24
   N.Y.
Mrs. Amy Post
         Rochester N.Y.
(Care of I. Post)

[Stamp:]
        “If liberty
    of speech and of
the press cannot co-
exist with slavery, which
of them is best worth
      preserving?” –
        E.G. Loring.

Tags

Abolitionism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Brown, William Wells, “Brown, William Wells. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed March 13, 2025, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2902.

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