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

1882-08-21

Description

Handwritten letter from Frederick Douglass to Amy Kirby Post, August 21, 1882. Douglass writes to Post about his upcoming visit to Rochester, New York.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1952

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Washington D.C. Aug 21.

My dear friend Amy
You kindly said come
to me in your trouble. I am
coming to Rochester and will
be there if all is well, on next
Saturday night at ten o.clock
and will come straight to you. My
Daughter Rosa, and her daughter
Annie will come to Rochester
with me, but they will spend
Saturday with Lewes Spraque
on South Avenue but I will
to come to you. I have already so written to Miss Anthony

                                        (Page 2)
how if anything occurs
to make my coming
inconvenient to you please
drop me a [can^d]. If I hear
nothing, I shall come
straight to your house.
Please remember me kindly
to dear Mary Hallowell and
your sister Sarah.
          Very truly yours
                      Fredk Douglass

Annotations

Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist leader is writing from Washington D.C. to Amy Post, a fellow activist. Douglass refers to Miss Mary Anthony, the sister of Susan B. Anthony, the woman's rights leader. Douglass mentions Post's daughter, Mary Hallowell.

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 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/4227.

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