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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 to Mrs. M.A. Bosbyshell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01467 Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 15, 1879 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Douglass cannot help Mrs. Bosbyshell obtain the postage stamps she asked for. Advises her to apply to the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the President of Liberia, or the Post Master General of Bolivia.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Bosbyshell, M.A., fl. 1879

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