Letter from Frederick Douglass, Rochester [N.Y.], to Richard Davis Webb, Sept 12th 1850

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Title:
Letter from Frederick Douglass, Rochester [N.Y.], to Richard Davis Webb, Sept 12th 1850
Description:
Frederick Douglass writes to R. D. Webb that he regrets the circumstance of Deborah and Susannah, which necessitated giving up North Star subscription. He then talks about the “cool feeling” with which he thought of Webb, and says it was “that unfortunate letter of Mrs. Chapman’s” to Webb, in which she “commended [Douglass] to [Webb’s] watchful care,” that made him feel that Web distrusted him. He then talks about his life and mutual friends, including a visit from the Swedish actress Frederika Bremer and James Russell Lowell.
Author:
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
September 12, 1850
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 x 40 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Rochester [N.Y.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, delivery address is "R.D. Webb Esq, Dublin, Ireland." It is postmarked, "ROCHESTER, N.Y. SEP 14" and "AMERICA, LIVERPOOL SP30."
Identifier:
4664386
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.19, p.82
Barcode:
39999066766450