Douglass, Frederick. Letter to William R. Hallowell

Title

Douglass, Frederick. Letter to William R. Hallowell

Creator

Douglass, Frederick

Contributor

William R

Date

1849-09-16

Description

Handwritten letter from Frederick Douglass to William R. Hallowell. Douglass writes to Hallowell to ask if he will serve on the financial committee for his newspaper, the North Star.

Subject

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

757

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Fulton 16^th Sept 1849

Wm Hallowell:
                        My Dear Friend: It was my full intention before
leaving Rochester on my present Antislavery tour, to have
made you a formal and deffinite request to become a member
of a committee which should take the financial management
of the North Star newspaper, of which I am at present
the editor and proprietor. Failing to perform this duty then,
                                         I write now– to urgently solicit you,
as a personal favor to me and as a help to the cause of the
slave, – to be, and to act, as a member of a committee– which
shall superintend the financial and economical concirns [sic] of
the above named paper. The said committee to have the
full right to examine into the affairs of the paper– to see
that all contracts are faithfully performed on the part of
those in my employment– to see that the accounts are
honestly and accurately kept– and to advise with me on
all matters connected with the financial and economical
concerns of the paper.
                                   A compliance with the above
request will greatly assist me– and perhaps restore ^confidence^ in
quarters where there may be distrust.
                                 I am most sincerely yours,
                                            Frederick Douglass

The committee to be com composed of the following
gentle men, Wm. Hallowell, E. Willis, A. Anthony–
Isaac Post.

(Page 2)

[Text aligned vertically across center of Page 2]

William Hallowell Esq.
Wool Merchant
Rochester
N.Y.

Annotations

Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and former slave, is writing from Fulton, New York to the Post's son-in-law, William R. Hallowell. In addition to asking Hallowell to join the North Star finance committee, Douglass has asked fellow abolitionists- Isaac Post, Edmund P. Willis (Post's brother-in-law) and Asa Anthony, all abolitionists.

Tags

Abolitionism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Douglass, Frederick, “Douglass, Frederick. Letter to William R. Hallowell,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3048.

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