King, Nelson, Mrs. Letter to [Sojourner Truth?].

Title

King, Nelson, Mrs. Letter to [Sojourner Truth?].

Creator

King, Nelson, Mrs

Contributor

[Sojourner Truth?]

Date

18 ? -03-19

Description

Handwritten letter from Mrs. Nelson King 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

1614

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)
                                                                                                              Rochester March 19/
I see by ^the^ advertising Columns that
you are prepared to furnish these
washing, Servant girls with Colored help
if you can furnish me with a woman
twenty five or thirty years of age Send
me word as soon as possible A Smart Int
-elligent one to do general housework
there is [sic] Several about here wishing
   help as above Stated and will be
   glad to get help
                        Mrs N King

Address Mrs Nelson King
                Riga Monroe Co
                                      N.Y.

Tags

Domestic Servants; Freed Slaves

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

King, Nelson, Mrs, “King, Nelson, Mrs. Letter to [Sojourner Truth?].,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3901.

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