Walker, Daniel J. Letter to Sojourner Truth.

Title

Walker, Daniel J. Letter to Sojourner Truth.

Creator

Walker, Daniel J

Contributor

Sojourner Truth

Date

1867-03-22

Description

Handwritten letter from Daniel J. Walker 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

1620

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                      York March 22^d/67
Madam,
           I read in the Express
that a number of freed people
are about to be transported to
Rochester & as I have to hire a man
I have concluded to send for one.
I want a good strong honest fellow,
one that understands farming, age
from 25 to 35, We may probably take
a young girl if we can get a suitable
one, Mr Alex, Walker will take a
man of the above description.
                   Yours
                          Daniel J Walker

Tags

Agriculture; Domestic Servants; Freed Slaves

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Walker, Daniel J, “Walker, Daniel J. Letter to Sojourner Truth.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3907.

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