Anna E. Dickinson to Frederick Douglass, September 12, 1866
No. 1716 Locust St.
Phila. 12. Sep 1866.
Dont talk so, dear Frederick.—The mass of the
Convention was right.—heroic!—& your own
kingly presence & appeal brought wonders!—Still, I thank my God for the opportunity to speak the word for the dear Cause in Salon,—how much
there is in those two
words—in Salon!
Are you at home for
a rest,—or do you presently
go away to work? I wish
I knew of your whereabouts
next season, in the lull
that I might not go all
round & about, & never
meet you.—To see a
friend in those large
spaces, is like the
"shadow of a great rock in a weary land."
You say that you have
not the time to write long
letters.—that I can
readily believe;—but when
you say that I have not
time to read long ones
from you Ah—ha!—-
Give me a chance.
When you care to let me hear from you, I blush if you do so,—
Mother & Sue send love, & I
am always faithfully Yours Frederick Douglass.
Anna E Dickinson