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

1856-08-07

Description

Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about upcoming Equal Suffrage meetings in Ohio.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1127

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                             Ohio
                   Oberlin, Aug 7. 1856
Kind Friend Amy
                          I have heard
nothing from You since the
May      meeting in New YorK
                I left Boston ten
days ago and Shall probably
     remain this month in Ohio
       hoping to pass through
     Rochester during the second
     weeK in September -
        I have seen Mr PecK
“Elizabeth ^Mr Avery^ Burtis Husband
and expect soon to visit her

     As I shall attend
Several ( Equal Suffrage )
meetings in the State
with          John M. Langston

(Page 2)

I Shall have many
Ohio matters to tell You

     I. hope to find all
the Rochester Friends
well-
           You will of course
remember me Kindly
-to them all.-
               -
       I had an excellent
   letter some time since
from Rhoda and Elias
De Garmo- before they
     left for the West

also one from Catherine
Stebbins to whom You will
please deliver the
enclosed-

(Page 3)

I have not heard
recently from Harriet
Jacobs -
      Joseph H. Putnam
arrived from Australia

July 3^d in British Steamer
having ^visited^ England and
France and seen all
the Lions He brings
home I think a
handsome sum of money

This week the Father and
3 absent Sisters return
to Salem where I should
LiKe to have been
with the family gathering
     But I cannot be
in two places at once

(Page 4)

If I reach Rochester
and find You home

I shall have many
matters to talK of

   Love to the entire
Circle and

       believe me

             Sincerely Yours

                 William C. Nell

Annotations

William Cooper Nell, an abolitionist and former slave, is writing from Oberlin, Ohio to fellow activist, Amy Post. Member of the Burtis family were relatives of Susan B. Anthony and lived in Rochester and were abolitionists. John M. Langston was an abolitionist, attorney and educator. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Virginia. The De Garmos were members of the New York Anti-Slavery Society. Members of the Stebbins family were abolitionists. Harriet Jacobs was an abolitionist and former slave. Joseph H Putnam was an abolitionist.

Tags

Abolitionism; Personal; Women's Rights

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 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3417.

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