Frederick Douglass to C. C. Pelfey, 1879
Cedar Hill Anacostia D.C.
C. C. PelfeyPelfey, C. C.
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My dear Sir:
I am not the President of any society of Emigration or Connected with any scheme of Emigration. I am glad to see that many of our people are leaving the Gulf States and finding homes in Oaklahoma. I certainly wish that movement success. Respectfully yours
Frederick Douglass,
Creator
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Date
1879
Description
FD to C.C. Pelfey. ALS: General Correspondence File, reel 9, frames 138, FD Papers, DLC. Says he is not the president of any society of emigration, but wishes well to African Americans leaving the Gulf States for Oklahoma.
Publisher
This document was calendared in the published volume and has not been published in full before.
Collection
Library of Congress, Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence File, reel 9, frames 138
Type
Letters
Publication Status
Unpublished