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

1864-08-20

Description

Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post and asks her about recent events in Rochester.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1442

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                       Boston August 20 . 1864.

Dear “Friend Amy Post.
                                             Is my
name erased from thy BooK of
remembrance ? It is indeed
many a day Since I have been
favored with a line from
     Rochester over the familiar
and much respected Sign
manual of Amy Post.
         I . have a great number of
questions to asK about the
   past and present Circle of
36 Sophia St and other localities
in Rochester. but will forego
that purpose in this preliminary
epistle . desiring specially now
but to Know if the old
House remains where it did.
and possessed by Same
accupants [sic] as when Known to
           Deponent.

(Page 2)

The Bearer of this Sheet
   Maria S . Page . resides in
   South Danvers Mass is well
   Known to ParKer Pillsbury and
   Susan B . Anthony .C. Lenox Remond
and others of antislavery [sic] repute
and is one of my No 1. Friends .
I taKe great pleasure
in the anticipation of an
acquaintance being formed
between her and       the
Rochester Friends . . only
wish it was to be my
privilege of being present
    at the meeting .-

         My health has been
Somewhat out of tune
the past two Years - but I
am Jogging on quite
Comfortably now- as well as
Can be expected under my

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. Parker Pillsbury was a Minister, abolitionist writer, women’s rights activist, and served as Vice-President of the New Hampshire Suffrage Association. Susan B. Anthony was a woman's rights leader. Charles Lenox Remond was a lecturer and abolitionist.

Tags

Abolitionism; Enslaved people; Family

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/3730.

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