Frederick Douglass to Henry Highland Garnet, March 19, 1874
Washington D.C. March 19, 1874
Rev. Henry Highland Garnet:
My Dear Sir, I am sincerely obliged to you for your excellent letter. I know of no source from which such an assurance as you give, could be more welcome. I hesitated to accept the trust with which the Trustees kindly honored me—but the promises of gentlemen like yourself have induced me to accept and I shall if life be spared enter upon the duties of President of the Freedmens Bank and trust Company on the first of April.
Creator
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Date
March 19, 1874
Description
FD to Henry Highland Garnet. ALS: General Correspondence File, reel 2, frame 730L, FD Papers, DLC. Appreciates Garnet’s congratulations on his accepted position as President of the Freedman’s Savings Bank.
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 730L
Type
Letters
Publication Status
Unpublished