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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 to T. R. H. Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05312 Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 23 August 1876 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 13.7 cm Order a Copy

No year cited, but preliminary research suggests the year of publication. Thanks Johnson, editor of The Monthly Elevator, for a bound volume recently sent. Remarks that the Elevator, an African American journal, is "laying the foundation of a literature which will in time reflect credit upon our long oppressed and benighted people." A pencil note at the top states, "An Encouraging word from Hon. Frederick Douglass." Enveloped addressed to Johnson in Washington, Pennsylvania. Includes a three cent stamp.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Johnson, T.R.H., fl. 1876

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