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

1857-01-19

Description

Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post and includes a fundraising circular on behalf of William Lloyd Garrison.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1143

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                    Boston Jan 19. 1857

I have a somewhat vivid recollection
of meetings as often as once in
Rochester     a certain friend-
and Abolitionist Known as
Amy Post .         nay more I
ventured to address said
individual a letter several
weeKs since . = which to the
present time has not been
   acKnowledged:-
   Can You tell me where
the aforesaid Amy Post is
whether sicK or well?
                   -
Why was there no Box from
Rochester for the Boston Bazaar?
perhaps there was = but I heard
no mention of it -

(Page 2)

I desire very much to have a
line from the Circle at
36   Sophia St.       I want to
hear something from every body [sic]
resident under that notable
roof - = Do oblige me.

    Charles Lenox Remond writers
me of his pleasant Visit to
Rochester . W. J. WatKins who
is in this region now tells me
of the advances made by F. D. to
C . L . R at the Rochester Fair
                -
   Does Isaac Post Yet
reside in Rochester.
presuming You to be acquainted
with him . I asK for information
   I wish I could now grasp his
friendly hand .
You see I am collecting on the Garrison
Homestead - Rhoda De Garmo will
I presume Let You Know some of the contents
of my letter = Love to all from Yours
                                          Fraternally W .C. Nell

(Page 3)

[Typescript circular enclosed with letter]

                               THE GARRISON HOMESTEAD.

         For the last twenty-five years, the opinion has been repeatedly
expressed by individuals and circles, that WILLIAM LLOYD GARRI-
SON, the pioneer and uncompromising champion of immediate
emancipation, should possess a Home for his family, independent of
the annoying cares incident to leasing and hiring.
         Some years since, a few personal friends invested a generous
fund, which has been appropriated towards a dwelling-house [sic]. This
has been recently augmented by the efforts of friends in Salem, but
an additional amount is needed to consummate this long-cherished
desire.
         This Circular is addressed to you, with the confident hope that
you will make immediate application to the congenial hearts among
your acquaintances, that they may avail themselves of this golden
opportunity to make that offering, (be it great or small,) the
remembrance of which will be a perennial fount of gladness to
each contributor, and a choice legacy to his or her children, who
may live to see the day when the last chain shall fall from the last
American slave; a jubilee which the truthful of all parties will
be ready to proclaim as signally hastened by the life-long devotion
of WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.
          Please forward an accurate statement of names, donations and
localities to the undersigned, by January 20th, 1857, who pledges
himself to a faithful report.

                                  WILLIAM C. NELL, 21 CORNHILL.

          BOSTON, December 10, 1856.

Annotations

William Cooper Nell, an abolitionist and former slave, is writing from Boston to fellow activist, Amy Post. Nell refers to the Post family home at 36 Sophia Street in Rochester. Charles Lenox Remond was a lecturer and an abolitionist. William J. Watkins worked with abolitionist and former slave, Frederick Douglass. William Lloyd Garrison was a radical abolitionist and the editor of the newspaper, the Liberator. Rhoda De Garmo was an early member of the Western New York Anti-Slavery Society.

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 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3433.

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