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

1877-01-15

Description

Handwritten letter from Frederick Douglass to Amy Kirby Post. Douglass writes to Post about his recent lecture tour.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1937

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                                           Buffalo. Jany 15. 1877.
My dear Freind [sic]:
                    After being snowbound, fifteen miles
from Corfu all night Saturday and all day
Sunday, unable to get East or West. I was
able, by the assistance of severe Locomotives to
reach here last night about nine O.clock.
My next point is in Northwestern Michigan
but how and when I am to get there I do not
know. I am now about disgusted with my tour -
and wish my self back under your hospitable
roof; but the idea of duty which has hitherto
commanded me is still my master and will
compel me to go on. I leave here to day for
Detroit and thence to Traverse City. Please
let the dear Hallowells and Willises know this, for
                                                                     (Page 2)

I had hoped to have spent some time with them
before leaving Rochester during my present tour.
Tell Doctor Tilden that I read every word of his
able letter- and while, I admit that he puts Bishop
in a bad fix, he does not much help the case
of the Markees. I am always so happy to agree
with you generally that I almost regret that I
am not a spiritualist and the same feeling
makes me regret that you are one. Kind regards
to Dear Willie, Mrs M, and a whole heap- or
“bunch” to the Doctor.
                      Always yours truly
                                      Frederick Douglass
Amy Post

Annotations

Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and former slave, is writing from Buffalo to fellow activist, Amy Post. Corfu is in New York. Traverse City is in Michigan. Mary was Post's step-daughter and her husband was William Hallowell. Sarah Kirby Willis was Post's sister, and Edmund P. Willis was her husband. Spiritualists believed that through mediums they could communicate with the dead. Willie was Post's youngest son.

Tags

Personal; Spiritualism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Douglass, Frederick, “Douglass, Frederick. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://rclomeka2.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/4214.

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