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

1852-09-19

Description

Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about recent events in the Boston abolitionist movement.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

942

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Tuesday 12 A M
Sept 19. 1852
Charming Weather

Just had an examination by
Dr Bowditch = who feels much
encouraged = remarKing that
my unfavorable symptoms were
not very marked when I left
Boston but are less so
now= thinks Cold water
will not injure me = recommends
out door life = and a
Western sojourn for a while

I am feeling finely-

Garrison and May are
arranging meetings for

(Page 2)

Sally Holley and others
She will be at Salem Oct
10^th but I presume I
Shall lose the chance of
Seeing her.
It is doubtful whether
Mr Garrison ParKer
or Phillips will be at the
Jerry meeting for which
I am very sorry=
I hope to be there myself
but may not
Louisa and myself had a
happy Season with Harriet &
Revaleon last evening-
W.C.N

Annotations

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

William Ingersoll Bowditch served as Treasurer of the Anti-Slavery Society and opened his home as a stop on the Underground Railroad. William Lloyd Garrison was a radical abolitionist and the editor of the Liberator. May, could refer to Samuel J. May, an abolitionist. Sally Holley traveled as an anti-slavery lecturer with activist leaders, such as Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone and Sarah Remond, and members of the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Nell refers to Theodore Parker and Wendell Phillips, two abolitionist leaders. The "Jerry" meeting Nell refers to, could be a reference to Jerry Sanderson, a free black abolitionist who petitioned for public funds to be applied to schools educating black children. Louisa was the daughter of author and former slave, Harriet Brent Jacobs.

Tags

Abolitionism; 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/3232.

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