Newton, Alonzo Eliot. Letter to Sojourner Truth.

Title

Newton, Alonzo Eliot. Letter to Sojourner Truth.

Creator

Newton, Alonzo Eliot

Contributor

Sojourner Truth

Date

1867-04-02

Description

Handwritten letter from Alonzo Eliot Newton to Sojourner Truth. Newton, Truth's nephew writes to her about money he received from the New York Branch Commission on her behalf.

Subject

Newton, A. E. (Alonzo Eliot), 1821-1889

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1628

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

          Cor 17^th & 8 streets.
                    Washington, DC. Apl. 2/67
Dear Aunt Sojourner:
             I have in my possession
$20 received from the New
York Branch Commission,
as an allowance to you for
the month of December last.
      I received it a day or
two after you left here for
Rochester, and as I expected
you to return soon I have
kept it till [sic] now awaiting
your return.
     But I am now told
that you are not coming
back at present; and I
therefore write to ask what
I shall do with the money,
or how you wish it sent to
you. –I trust you are among
good friends and having a pleas-
ant time. Yours truly,       A.E. Newton
                                          Supr.School &c

Annotations

Alonzo Eliot Newton, Sojourner Truth's nephew, is writing to her from Washington D.C. The New York Branch Commission was part of the Freedman's Bureau, which was formed after the Civil War to help former slaves find food and housing, education, health care, and employment.

Tags

Business

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Newton, Alonzo Eliot, “Newton, Alonzo Eliot. Letter to Sojourner Truth.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3915.

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