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

1851-06-27

Description

Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about his upcoming travel plans.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

895

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                Boston June 27
                                       1851
Esteemed friend Amy Post

Many things to say but
cannot now =
                   In a few days
I shall determine about
my Rochester trip and
which may be prolonged
by me rather than
speedily return to the
fatal East Winds
here prevailing –

(Page 2)

unless some event
transpires now unseen
I shall leave Boston
in July -though not
                    the first
                       part

Harriet Jacobs writes
me from New Bedford
that her Brother
is well and doing
well at the mines
She talks Some of also
   going to California

(Page 3)

With many
anxieties and
occasional hopes
I remain as Ever
gratefully Yours

William C. Nell

Annotations

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

Harriet Jacobs was a former slave and author of the book, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Jacobs was then living in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Tags

Personal

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/3185.

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