Letter from Julia Griffiths to Frances Adaline Seward, 1854-08-04

Title

Letter from Julia Griffiths to Frances Adaline Seward, 1854-08-04

Creator

Griffiths, Julia

Date

1854-08-04

Description

Julia Griffiths (1811-1895) was Frederick Douglass’ (1818-1895) business manager and a tireless fundraiser for his work. She wrote numerous letters to New York Governor William Henry Seward (1801-1872) asking for contributions of writing and money. In this letter, she writes to Seward’s wife Frances on a copy of the Third Annual Report of the Festival Held by the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Sewing Society. In the letter, she asks Seward for “any tokens of your sympathy with their labors in the cause of the poor slave” and to promote the Society’snext bazaar to the ladies of Auburn and Canandaigua.

Type

Personal Correspondence

Language

English

Format

image/jpg

Rights

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Genre

Correspondence

Location

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

Form

electronic

Citation

Griffiths, Julia, “Letter from Julia Griffiths to Frances Adaline Seward, 1854-08-04,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 25, 2024, https://rclomeka2.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/5686.

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