Frederick Douglass to [William Jay Murtagh], May 12, 1877
Washington, D.C.
May 12, 1877
Dear Sir: I am much obliged by your letter and by your offer to publish my lecture as delivered in Baltimore last Tuesday evening, and for the present I beg to state that I prefer not to have it published, and shall feel quite content if you will publish my letter sent to The Republican this afternoon. There seems now no reason why this matter may not be left to settle itself without further controversy.
Very respectfully, yours,
FRED'K DOUGLASS.
Creator
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Date
May 12, 1877
Description
FD to [William Jay Murtagh]. Washington, D.C. National Republican, 13 May 1877. Declines to allow newspaper to publish text of his recent lecture on Washington. [Note: the recipient of the letter was identified as Henry Post Godwin in the published calendar. The recipient is changed to William Jay Murtagh here, publisher of the Washington National Republican and the person whom Douglass had corresponded with regarding his Baltimore speech]
Publisher
This document was calendared in the published volume and has not been published in full before.
Collection
Washington, D.C. National Republican
Type
Letters
Publication Status
Unpublished