Manuscript/Mixed Material Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct.
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Image 1 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. New Haven Oct 1 1890 My dear Douglass Yours of yesterday is at hand My headquarters in New York from Friday prenoon until the sailing of our Steamer will be the Stevens…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 2 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. better ask for all the things of which I gave you a memorandum and for those for which Battiste asks in his letter I am anxious to have news of your interview…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 3 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON Oct 2 1890 My dear Sir I am directed by the Secretary to say that the desires to see you at the Department tomorrow at Eleven oclock upon…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 4 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Department of State Washington Oct 3 90 Frederick Douglass Esq c c c Sir For public reasons I regret that you will not return to your post at least for the next…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 5 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Official James Browne Fredk Douglass Esq Jc Jc Jc- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 6 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Cedar Hill Anacostia DC Oct 4 1890 Mrs Hannah Pease It strikes me that you will not object to receiving a line from an old time friend and a friend of your…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 7 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. A neither by coldness nor indifference I can never forget your kindness to me nor your services to my cause When friends were few and foes were many when you showed yourself…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 8 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. I would come to Syracuse if business of state did not confine me here I recently attended a reunion of the old abolitionists in Boston It was a deeply interesting meeting It…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 9 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. New Haven Oct 5 1890 My dear Douglass I need not inform you that I went to New York Friday pm fully prepared to sail with you yesterday on the steamer Oranje…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 10 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Mr Haven had a safe a double iron safe which he was to ship and did ship to you at Port au Prince for the safe keeping of the bonds belonging to…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 11 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Cedar Hill Anacostia DC October 6th 1890 Honorable Senator H W Blair I have intended and expected ere this to have been well on my way to Hayti and should have been…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 12 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. of bracing and purifying frost before venturing into the enervating airs of the Tropics I already feel the benefits of the airs of Native Land and shall go back to Hayti in…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 13 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. are few honors I could covit more than to have given to the country education to the poor of the country and the Elective franchise to the people of the District of…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 14 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Slowley Englands Son Sun was Setting oer the hill tops Mesena ga oct 8th 1890 Mr Fred Douglas Sir I Wil Wright you a few lines to let you know that i…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 15 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. please give me Learning in a few days if you can and I Wil send money to tack yours Papper and if you dont Publish Pappers Send me ar letter I wood…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 16 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. New Haven Oct 10 1890 My dear Douglass Your very interesting letter of the 7th inst seems to me only to deepen the mystery which hangs over your unexpected detention in Washington…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 17 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. lack of confidence in Mr Blaines seemingly friendly intentions toward you and of the probability of his having on foot some deeply laid schemes which you are not the kind of man…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 18 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. whom made friendly inquiry after you Theodore is coming to pay us a visit tomorrow Mrs Barrett and the children send friendly greetings Very cordially yours E D Bassett Where and how…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 19 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. OFFICERS L A BURKE President O W CARR VicePres F C BEARD Gen Manager J M FAIRLEY Treasurer J W TOWNSEND Secy CAPITAL STOCK 10000000 Monroe Land Improvement Company DIRECTORS Hon L…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 20 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Mowbray Cottage Oct 11 90 My dear Friend I was very glad of you note which come to hand on the 9th because I wanted to tell you right away of the…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 21 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. life and I fully agree with you when you say Precious is the friendship that has in it within it this lasting quality I was much interested in your of the meeting…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 22 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. E Peirson to Douglass 1 of 2 What we can make out he was one of the set It was the Lord whom we trust to protect us who put it into…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 23 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. cases of sickness I have much writing to absent members of the family I think I told you that Sarah spent eleven weeks with us this last summer I wish you could…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 24 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Oct 11 90 2 of 2 Pitts is better so that your arrangements for the care of Cedar Hill can remain undisturbed M A and I are still alone by day and…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 25 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. 39 Harrison St OFFICE OF Special Agent Treasury Department Cincinnati Oct 12th 1890 My dear Douglass I received your very kind and welcome letter and found it so interesting that I was…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 26 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. 2 expressed in your speech at Washington more have a year ago on the term Afro American I object to the term Afro American because the name is a misnomer and can…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 27 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. 3 while our ancestors came from Africa we did not and we are just as thoroughly natives of this country as the descendents of the pilgrams who landed on Plymouth rock There…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 28 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. St Augustine Fla Oct 12th90 Dear Grandpa I have learned with much surprise that you are still in the city of Washington enjoying an extended leave of absence from your post of…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 29 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Hattie to F Douglass Oct 12 1890 1 of 3 country or in some country where the change of climate is not so decided as you find it in Hayti I have…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 30 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. 2 Hattie to F Douglass Oct 12 1890 2 of 3 attendance we had no principal and was not entirely certain of being able to obtain one so the superintendent appointed me…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 31 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. charge and on Monday he asked me to assume charge of the school and act as principal until one could be secured well there was nothing for me to do but grant…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 32 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. 3 To F Douglass Oct 12 1890 3 of 3 that I have been so anxious to do for three years or more I have met Miss Amy Warren and find her…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 33 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. quite anxious to see both That is one of the greatest difficulty about this place I am unable to keep up with current events unless the papers are sent from home and…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 34 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Washington D C Oct 13 1890 The Hon Frederick Douglass U S Minister c c C Anacostia D C Sir Knowing your devotion to the Negro cause and knowing the confidence the…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 35 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Syracuse Oct 13 1890 My dear friend On returning from a few days visit with a niece in Auburn I found your very kind letter It is more than five years since…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 36 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. to visit you looks to me I cannot express So much so that I have tried to think it possible to accept it It would be a great pleasure to take your…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 37 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Did you know that three years and a half ago our darling Lillie our youngest daughter was called to join her precious Father She left a little one a week old who…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 38 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. 4 Cedar Street New York N Y October 14 1890 My dear Mr Douglass Your favor of the 9th inst was duly received Mr Peterson Mr Weiner and I went to New…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 39 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. very prone to fall into error The Open Court and The Arena people have treated me very nicely I am very pleased that you are going into the former and shall read…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
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Image 40 of Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct. Cedar Hill Anacostia DC October 14 1890 Honorable John R Lynch Rev J H Beckett Rev Walter H Brooks Rev Francis J Grimke Dr John R Francis Hon R H Gleaves Mr…- Contributor: Douglass, Frederick
- Date: 1890-10
About this Item
Title
- Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence, 1841-1912; 1890, Oct.
Names
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Headings
- - United States--Politics and government--19th century
- - Abolitionists
- - Civil rights
- - Women's rights
- - Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906--Correspondence
- - Assing, Ottilie--Correspondence
- - Bassett, Ebenezer D., 1833-1908--Correspondence
- - Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898--Correspondence
- - Douglass, Anna Murray, -1882
- - Douglass, Lewis, 1840-1908--Correspondence
- - Douglass, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry), 1871-1935
- - Draz, Rosine Ame--Correspondence
- - Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879--Correspondence
- - Griffiths, Julia, -1895--Correspondence
- - Richardson family--Correspondence
- - Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874--Correspondence
- - Sprague, Rosetta Douglass--Correspondence
- - Wagoner, Henry O.--Correspondence
- - Webb family--Correspondence
- - Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931--Correspondence
- - African American newspapers--New York (State)--Rochester
- - African Americans--Washington (D.C.)
- - Slaves--Emancipation
- - Orators
- - Douglass, Helen, 1838-1903. Helen Douglass papers
- - Manuscripts
- - United States
- - United States -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- - United States -- District of Columbia -- Washington, D.C
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- Manuscripts
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- series: General Correspondence, 1841-1912
- mss11879, box 8; reel 5
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- Frederick Douglass Papers
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- 19th Century
- Abolitionists
- African American Newspapers
- African Americans
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell)
- Assing, Ottilie
- Bassett, Ebenezer D.
- Bruce, Blanche Kelso
- Civil Rights
- Correspondence
- Douglass, Anna Murray
- Douglass, Helen,. Helen Douglass Papers
- Douglass, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry)
- Douglass, Lewis
- Draz, Rosine Ame
- Emancipation
- Garrison, William Lloyd
- Griffiths, Julia
- Manuscripts
- New York (State)
- Orators
- Politics and Government
- Richardson Family
- Rochester
- Slaves
- Smith, Gerrit
- Sprague, Rosetta Douglass
- United States
- Wagoner, Henry O.
- Washington (D.C.)
- Webb Family
- Wells-Barnett, Ida B.
- Women's Rights