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

1851-03-03

Description

Handwritten letter from Frederick Douglass to Amy Kirby Post. Douglass writes to Post about the details of the upcoming anti-slavery meeting taking place in Rochester's, Corinthian Hall.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

880

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Cazanovia March 3^d
My Dear Friend.
                            I called to see you while you were at Farming
-ton to say that “dear old word goodbye”- So you will
know that I did not forget you. I write to request that
the Committee will secure Corinthian Hall for the
meetings to be held in Rochester by Misters Thompson
Garrison Fosters- and others.
                        Our meetings at “Peterboro” were
such as you may well be leeve [sic] they were
good good. Mr. Garrison was not present
was detained at home on account of illness.
                     I would write you a longer
letter but I’ ve not the needful
time- Heaven bless you and yours
             is the ardent wish of your
              ever faithful friend
                                  Frederick Douglass

(Page 2)

[Text aligned vertically across center of Page 2]

Mr. & Mrs. Post
Rochester
N.Y.

Annotations

Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and former slave, is writing from Cazanovia, New York to fellow activist, Amy Post. George Thompson was a British abolitionist. William Lloyd Garrison was a radical abolitionist and the editor of the newspaper, the Liberator. Stephan Foster was also an abolitionist.

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/3170.

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