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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 to Amy Post

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05819 Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 August 1884 Pagination: 4 p. ; 23.5 x 29.5 cm. Order a Copy

Douglass writes to Post, a New York abolitionist and suffragist. Had been to Post's home in Rochester, and regretted her absence. Relates that he and Helen, his wife (they married in January 1884) had for their honeymoon traveled through Chicago, Montreal, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York, among other locations without "a single repulse or insult in all the journey." Expresses annoyance with the letters and questions regarding his wife's age, their difference in race (Pitts was white), how their friends and family feel, and other topics pertaining to the marriage. Notes that they are both very happy despite predictions and questions otherwise.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Post, Amy, 1802-1889
Douglass, Helen, 1838-1903

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