Frederick Douglass to W[illiam] H. Furness, March 6, 1874
316 A. St. N.E.
March 6th 1874
W. H. FurnissFurness, William H.
:
Dean &C.
My dear Sir:
Your respected note of December, Strange to say, has just fallen into my hands, and this will acct to you for what would seem an inexcusable silence. Please convey to the Faculty my sincere regret for being unable to comply with their kind invitation to be present on the occasion of the Commencement Exercises on the 10th July 1874. It would give me very great pleasure to be with you but I have implied engagements such as to make it unwise for me to promise to come
I am dear Sir
Douglass
Howard University
Creator
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Date
March 6, 1874
Description
FD to W[illiam] H. Furniss. ALS: General Correspondence File, reel 2, frame 727, FD Papers, DLC. Declines invitation to speak at Howard University’s commencement. [Editor's note: the surname has been changed from the Published Calendar of Correspondence].
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 727, FD Papers, DLC.
Type
Letters
Publication Status
Unpublished