Backus, Theodore. Letter to Sojourner Truth.

Title

Backus, Theodore. Letter to Sojourner Truth.

Creator

Backus, Theodore

Contributor

Sojourner Truth

Date

1867-02-22

Description

Handwritten letter from Theodore Backus to Sojourner Truth. This letter is one of a number of responses Truth received after placing an advertisement in two Rochester newspapers to find jobs in New York State for freed men and women living in Washington D.C.

Subject

Truth, Sojourner, d. 1883

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1602

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

          South Lima Feb. 22.” ^1867^

      Miss Sojourner Truth
            Having seen Your notice
in Rochester Democrat in regard [sic]
to the freed People wishing
Employment I take this
opportunity of informing
you that I am in want
of and will Employ a Woman
to do House Work [sic] on a farm
family small a young
woman 18 or 20 years old
prefered [sic].   I am willing
to benefit the freed People
as well as to accommodate
myself therefore will pay her
the same as white women
get for the same kind of
labor Should like to know
how soon they are expected

(Page 2)

to arrive in Rochester
if and whether I can
depend upon housing
one if it is not too
much trouble please
inform me, and I will
try and aid you in getting
Situations for others
in this section
       I am Yours respectfully
          Theodore Backus
             South Lima
           Livingston County
                            N York

Tags

Domestic Servants; Freed Slaves

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Backus, Theodore, “Backus, Theodore. Letter to Sojourner Truth.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3889.

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