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Boston Public Library
Anti-Slavery (Collection of Distinction)
Letter from Frederick Douglass, Washington D.C., Sept. 16, 1872
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Title:
Letter from Frederick Douglass, Washington D.C., Sept. 16, 1872
Description:
Frederick Douglass says he cannot aid the recipient with his investigation because he has no knowledge of the Knights of the Golden Circle.
Author:
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Date:
September 16, 1872
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
Dominican Republic--Annexation to the United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
United States--Territorial expansion
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Places:
Dominican Republic
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 23 x 15 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740d794
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Washington D.C.
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Written on the stationery of The New National Era.
The identity of the recipient is unclear. Legacy card catalog lists "George William Curtis" as the recipient.
Identifier:
4664483
Call #:
MS Acc.766
Barcode:
39999066766476
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