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

1848-01-30

Description

Handwritten letter from Frederick Douglass to Amy Kirby Post. Douglass writes about his collaboration with Boston abolitionists.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

703

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

   30 Jan. 1848
My Dear Amy
                         I am in Albany and shall
lecture this evening in the court house
at Troy- I found my Dear Rosetta quite
well- and delighted to see her father. The
Miss Motts are well. My object in
dropping you this line is to inform you
that I performed the object of my mission
at West Winfield. I made a fair statements
of the fact and informed of our desire to have
their cooperation with the Western New York
Antislavery Society- and something as I expected
proves to be the case. While Mrs. Green
was in Boston- Mrs. Chapman exacted a
promise from her that the proceeds of
the fair should go to the support of
The National Antislavery Standard.
This promise was somewhat if not
completely tied the hands of the committee
though. I hope that we shall share
some of the results proceeds of the
Bazaar as their [sic] was quite a division
of opinion in the committee respecting
the matter.        I am Dear friend with
love to all the family- In great
haste yours most
                              Sincerely
                         F. Douglass

(Page 2)

[Text aligned vertically across center of Page 2]

Amy Post
Care of Post & Willis
Rochester
N.Y.

Annotations

Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and former slave, is writing from Albany, New York to fellow activist, Amy Post. Rosetta was Douglass's wife. Lucretia and James Mott were abolitionists. Maria Weston Chapman was also an abolitionist. The National Antislavery Standard was an abolitionist newspaper.

Tags

Abolitionism; Personal; Spiritualism

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/2995.

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