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Brown, William Wells. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
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Brown, William Wells. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
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1844-09-03
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Handwritten letter from William Wells Brown to Amy Kirby Post, September 3, 1844.
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(Page 1)
Salem Ohio Sept 3d ^1844^
Amy Post
Esteemed friend. I take my pen in hand to
inform you that I am in good health and
I hope that those few lines may find you
in the same state of health. I am here
holding meetings. A disease in my Eyes have
prevented me from traveling and from holding
meetings for some time back, but I am now
so that I can travel, though I think I shall
be compelled to return to the East,
before I anticipated, for the perpose [sic] of
having an opporation [sic] on my eyes, as I am
unwilling to let any of the Western doctors
work with them. This is A fine field for
labour and there are some good friends to the
cause here but I do not like these Western
abolitionist as well as I do the friends in
the East especially in the Western N. York here
they are not willing to make sacrifices as
they are in the East. What I mean by
that, is, they are not willing to cary [sic] out
their anti slavery principles upon all occa-
sions. on last first day I Walked to meeting
with Mrs. Kirk and it offended every one
in the vilage [sic] even abolitionists Were
offended at it. the abolitionists here are
all third party, and when they have voted
they think that they done their duty as aboli-
tionists please give my Respects to Isaac,
and to all the friends I should like very
much to hear from some of the Rochester
friends. I will send you A paper with my
meetings advertised in it and if any one
wish to write to me they will know where to
write to yours for the slave W. W. Brown.
Salem Ohio Sept 3d ^1844^
Amy Post
Esteemed friend. I take my pen in hand to
inform you that I am in good health and
I hope that those few lines may find you
in the same state of health. I am here
holding meetings. A disease in my Eyes have
prevented me from traveling and from holding
meetings for some time back, but I am now
so that I can travel, though I think I shall
be compelled to return to the East,
before I anticipated, for the perpose [sic] of
having an opporation [sic] on my eyes, as I am
unwilling to let any of the Western doctors
work with them. This is A fine field for
labour and there are some good friends to the
cause here but I do not like these Western
abolitionist as well as I do the friends in
the East especially in the Western N. York here
they are not willing to make sacrifices as
they are in the East. What I mean by
that, is, they are not willing to cary [sic] out
their anti slavery principles upon all occa-
sions. on last first day I Walked to meeting
with Mrs. Kirk and it offended every one
in the vilage [sic] even abolitionists Were
offended at it. the abolitionists here are
all third party, and when they have voted
they think that they done their duty as aboli-
tionists please give my Respects to Isaac,
and to all the friends I should like very
much to hear from some of the Rochester
friends. I will send you A paper with my
meetings advertised in it and if any one
wish to write to me they will know where to
write to yours for the slave W. W. Brown.
(Page 2)
P.S. Paper scarce in this country and course
at that. Weak eyes prevents me from writing
more W.W.B –
18 ¾
Amy Post
Rochester NY
19465
40
778600
600 400
72860 200
5800
1406
P.S. Paper scarce in this country and course
at that. Weak eyes prevents me from writing
more W.W.B –
18 ¾
Amy Post
Rochester NY
19465
40
778600
600 400
72860 200
5800
1406
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Brown, William Wells, “Brown, William Wells. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed March 16, 2025, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2904.