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Frederick Douglass to Frances D’Arusmont, March 6, 1874

316 A. St N.E. Washington, D.C. March 6.1874

Frances Sylvia Guthrie D'ArusmontD'Arusmont, Francès-Sylva Phiquepal

Francès-Sylva Phiquepal D'Arusmont (1832-1903) was born in Paris. She was daughter of Frances Wright, Scottish-born feminist, abolitionist, and social reformer, who married French physician Guillaume D'Arusmont in Paris in 1831. Wright met him at New Harmony, Indiana, where he was once a teacher. D'Arusmont accompanied her to Haiti in 1830, serving as her business manager. She is buried in Cincinnati, Ohio (FindaGrave accessed 2025-07 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78944376/frances-sylva-guthrie) :

Dear Madam,

I am much oblige to you for your Memorial upon Woman's suffrage. While I entirely differ from you as to the alledged evils which would

Creator

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

Date

March 6, 1874

Description

FD to Frances D’Arusmont. ALf: General Correspondence File, reel 2, frame 726, FD Papers, DLC. Responds to his letter opposing woman suffrage. [Editor's note: letter is incomplete].

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 2, frame 726

Type

Letters

Publication Status

Unpublished