Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 to Mary Todd Lincoln
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02474 Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Place Written: Rochester, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 August 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.5 x 19.4 cm + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 20 x 12.2 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Download PDF
Douglass thanks Lincoln for former President Abraham Lincoln's walking stick. Notes that the gift is not merely a memento, but is an "inclination of his humane interest" in the "welfare of my whole race." Accompanied by a small newspaper clipping and a black and white bust engraving of Douglass.
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