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

1848-04-11

Description

Handwritten letter from Frederick Douglass to Amy Kirby Post. Douglass writes to Post about his recent success finding subscribers for his newspaper, the North Star.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

706

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

My Dear Friend
                              A thought flashed across
my mind a moment ago that you
you would not object to a flying
word from me and I therefore
sit down to write. I am at the
house of our mutual friends the
Motts. Abigail has just yesterday
returned from the Water Cure establish
ment in New York and though
not well she is much better
than she went to Dr. Shew.
She will probably spend the next
Summer in Michigan.

                          My tour thus far
has been a very pleasant and
even successful one. I have obtained
more than 30 subscribers and
spoken to very full houses. But
pleasures abroad do not turn
my spirit from home. I should
love much to look into your
house and see yourself- and
Dear Isaac about once in
twenty four hours. In the
absence of this we may
convene with our absent

(Page 2)

though the mysterious agency
of thought and spirit. I do
not of course mean the
“rapping” but But a higher
and to my mind a holier
mode. I spent a delightful
day in Syracuse on Monday
and my meeting was [hearting?]
cheery

                  Now I must stop
and ^am^ ashamed to send so hasty
scroll [sic]. Make my best
regards to your Dear family
and believe me very Sincerely
                   your attached friend
                        Frederick Douglass

P.S. Lydia Mott desires me
to remember her lovingly
to you.

(Page 3)

[Text aligned vertically across center of Page 3]

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. Lucretia and James Mott were abolitionists. Abigail could refer to abolitionist, Abigail Kelley Foster. The Water Cure was a popular nineteenth century remedy thought to heal people through the power of water. Douglass published a newspaper- the North Star. Both Isaac and Amy Post believed in the "rappings" or Spiritualist movement that began in Rochester. Spiritualists believed through mediums they could communicate with the dead.

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 24, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2998.

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