Nell, William Cooper. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Nell, William Cooper. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Nell, William Cooper

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1850-08-29

Description

Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about new subscribers to Frederick Douglass's 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

854

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                     Boston August 29
                                              1850

Some days ^weeks^ since I
forwarded to Amy Post
for the North Star
Sums as and for
as follows Viz
By}              John Gill Bates}
Rufus}         of Hanover Mass}
Bates }

                     Subscription -    2.00
                   Donation      -     1.00
Collected by}
S. S. Foster}      F. W. Sawyer}

                          Marlboro, Mass}
                            Subscription - 1.00
I promised that early                   4.00
acknowledgements would be
made in the Star

(Page 2)

Mr Douglass announced
through the Star ^in less amounts^ that
Correspondents might suspend
a quantum sufficit [sic] being
then on hand –

I. have recently been
moved to prepare some
items which will be
forwarded at the earliest
moment-

Wishing the Star
Perennial ascendancy
while Slavery exists
I remain Faithfully V=
            Wm C. Nell

Annotations

William Cooper Nell, an abolitionist, is writing from Boston to fellow activist, Amy Post.

Nell refers to fellow abolitionist, Frederick Douglass's newspaper, the North Star. Rufus Bates was one of the early Presidents of the Village of Ithaca. Stephen Foster was a radical abolitionist and woman’s rights activist, who helped establish the New Hampshire Anti-Slavery Society.

Tags

Abolitionism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Nell, William Cooper, “Nell, William Cooper. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3144.

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