Jacobs, Harriet Brent. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Jacobs, Harriet Brent. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Jacobs, Harriet Brent

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1860

Description

Handwritten letter from Harriet Brent Jacobs to Amy Kirby Post. Jacobs writes that she will send letters exchanged between herself and Lydia Maria Child, an author, women‚Äôs right activist, and abolitionist.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Identifier

1307

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

My dear friend you will
please let no one see those
letters I am pledged to
Mrs Child that I will
tell no one [sic] what she
has done as she is beset
by so many people
and it would spoil
effect the Book it must
be the slaves own story
which it truly is
Yours always
H

Annotations

Harriet Brent Jacobs, an author and former slave, is writing to Amy Post, a close friend and benefactor. Lydia Marie Child was an abolitionist and author. She served as the editor of Jacobs's slave narrative.

Tags

Enslaved people

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Jacobs, Harriet Brent, “Jacobs, Harriet Brent. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3595.

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