Douglass, Frederick. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Douglass, Frederick. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Douglass, Frederick

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1847-09-29

Description

Handwritten letter from Frederick Douglass to Amy Kirby to Post. Douglass writes to Post about recent events in the abolitionist movement.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

692

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Albany 29^th Sept

My Dear Amy
                           Knowing your deep solicitude
on account of Friend Garrisons [sic]
health I send you this to inform
you of his convalesence [sic] and of
his hope of being on his way
home in the course of a few
days- we have had very
good meetings thus far - and
hope to have a good one here
this evening the Motts are
well and I had a Dear meeting
with my own Dear Rosetta
I have written on this morning
to have my Dear wife to
come ovr [sic] here and attend with
me the Colored National
   Convention. In great
haste- I am yours
           Most Sincerely,

Frederick Douglass

(Page 2)

[Text aligned vertically across Page 2]

Isaac Post Esq
Rochester, NY

Annotations

Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and former slave, is writing from Albany to fellow activst, Amy Post. William Lloyd Garrison was an abolitionist leader and the editor of the newspaper, the Liberator. Lucretia and James Mott were fellow activists. Rosetta was Douglass's wife.

Tags

Abolitionism; Personal

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Douglass, Frederick, “Douglass, Frederick. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2984.

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