Frederick Douglass to Unknown, July 24, 1863
Rochester July 24. 1863.
My dear Sir:
I have your note of July 23d. requesting reliable information respecting the number and condition of the colored refugees in Canada. The best I can do in answer to your inquiry is to refer you to Rev. Hiram Wilson, St. Catherine's. Mr. Wilson has lived in Canada during the last seventy-five years; I should think him thoroughly acquainted with the general condition of the colored people in that country, especially as he has acted as a Missionary among them. I would further refer you to Rev. Mr. King of Buxton settlement. I think from one or the other, or both you will get the information you need.
Truly yours.
Fredk Douglass
Creator
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Date
July 24, 1853
Description
Frederick Douglass to Unknown. ALS: American Freedmen’s Inquiry Commission Manuscripts, MH-H. Responds to an inquiry about the number and condition of fugitive slaves in Canada.
Publisher
This document was calendared in the published volume and has not been published in full before.
Collection
Harvard University, Houghton Library: American Freedmen’s Inquiry Commission Manuscripts
Type
Letters
Publication Status
Unpublished