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Frederick Douglass to H[enry] C[lay] Naill, August 20, 1869

BALTIMORE, August 20, 1869.

Whilst at Washington on Saturday last, on my way to Frederick, I received a telegram from my family at Rochester, New York, purporting to be signed by you requesting me not to come to Frederick on Tuesday the 17th. Who was the author of that despatch?

FREDERICK DOUGLASS.

Creator

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

Date

August 20, 1869

Description

FD to H. Clay Naill. PLSr: Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser, 21 August 1869. Inquires about a telegram he received requesting him not to go to Frederick, Maryland.

Publisher

This document was calendared in the published volume and has not been published in full before.

Collection

Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser, 21 August 1869

Type

Letters

Publication Status

Unpublished