Nell, William Cooper. Letter to Jacob Kirby Post.

Title

Nell, William Cooper. Letter to Jacob Kirby Post.

Creator

Nell, William Cooper

Contributor

Jacob Kirby Post

Date

1855-06-25

Description

Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Jacob Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about their mutual friends.

Subject

Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1079

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                                Boston June 25. 1855

Dear Friend Jacob
                              Henry C. Wright
expecting to leave for the west in the
morning has prompted my inditing [sic] a
line to thee by way of acKnowledging
Your favor Some time Since
               I am now unable to
tell when Charles Lenox Remond and
myself will leave for Rochester
         He is about going to House Keeping
when that important matter is settled
other things being favorable we shall
probably start .
                              My health has been
much improved by occasional trips
from the City= and though now
the attended by Some unfavorable
Symptoms am assured by Dr Bowditch
that a visit Westward will prove
beneficial
                Remond has now a
beautiful Horse = carries himself
fine indeed as good looKing an
animal as can be seen in Essex-

(Page 2)

       This morning I recieved [sic] a
letter from Harriet Jacobs at
New Bedford = She says her Brother
is well and doing well at the
mines .

               George Thompson left
today= I wish You could

have attended his Farewell

Levee= One thousand and
thirty eight plates spread
and Yet liKe Oliver Twist

the Cry was “For more” -
   Please accept this as if it

was a good letter from

Your Sincere Friend
Love to
   all      William C. Nell

[Text written horizontally across back of Page 2]

Jacob K. Post
Kindly forwarded Rochester
                                     N.Y.
Henry C. Wright

Annotations

William Cooper Nell, an abolitionist and former slave, is writing from Boston to Jacob Post, Amy and Isaac Post's son. Reverend Henry C. Wright was a member of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Charles Lenox Remond was an abolitionist leader. William Ingersoll Bowditch served as Treasurer of the Anti-Slavery Society, and opened his home as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Jacobs was a former slave and author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. John Jacobs was her brother. George Thompson was a British abolitionist and orator. Nell refers to Charles Dickens's book Oliver Twist.

Tags

Abolitionism; Medicine; Personal

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Nell, William Cooper, “Nell, William Cooper. Letter to Jacob Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3369.

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