Douglass, Frederick. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Douglass, Frederick. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Douglass, Frederick

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1882-07-14

Description

Handwritten letter from Frederick Douglass to Amy Kirby Post. Douglass describes his wife, Anna's recent illness and expresses his condolences of the recent death of William Hallowell, Post's son-in-law.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1951

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Washington D.C. 14. 1882

My dear Friend:
Thanks for your kind
and thoughtful word of sympathy.
I am glad to be able to report a
favorable change in Anna’s condition.
The first dawn of hope since her
prostration ^by^ paralysis came last
night. She is not yet out of
danger and is very feeble but
her mind is clearer and her
speech and appearance is better.
All that medical skill and
good nursing can do will
be done. My sons and daughters

                                                (Page 2)
are in constant attendance
How deeply and sadly Mary
must miss William and
indeed you must all miss
him.
I am thankful to you for
offering me shelter should
anything occur to make
my absence from here
desirable. It was like Amy
Post, my friend of forty years
to think of this. Love to
your dear circle and to your
self.        Yours very truly
                      Fredk Douglass-

Annotations

Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist leader is writing from Washington D.C. to Amy Post, a fellow activist. Douglass describes his wife, Anna's recent illness. He refers to the recent death of William Hallowell, Post's son-in-law.

Tags

Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Douglass, Frederick, “Douglass, Frederick. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/4226.

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