Peterboro

Aug 10 '69

My dear Douglass,

I have performed a great feat! I have read in one day your Medina 1^st August Speech^*Smith refers to Douglass's speech "We Are not Yet Quite Free: An Address Delivered at Medina, New York, on August 3, 1869" & Goldwin Smith's 1^st August Cleveland Speech!^†Smith refers to a published lecture "England and Slavery" by Professor Goldwin Smith delivered 31 July 1869 in Cleveland (, 2 Aug. 1869. Surely, this is a great day! [work?] if I have read them will [prefer?] me & reflection & will send enlightenment & purpose? from them as they are [suited?] to impart.

I thank God that He gave you power to make this noble speech, & I thank you for using the power—