W. M. RatteryRattery, William M.

Little can be found about William Rattery, (c. 1826–96), a day laborer from Oswego, New York. “Three Dead in One Week,” Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times, 7 March 1896; 1860 U. S. Census, Oswego City 1st Ward, Oswego, New York.

Dear Sir. I drop this to request that you will see that suitable arrangements are made for my meetings in Oswego on Thursday and friday evenings 13 & 14th. Sept. Hoping that our common cause may be advanced by our humble labors I remain very respectfully

Yours Frederick Douglass

Rochester 27th. Aug. 1849