Frederick Douglass to S. L. Harris, March 30, 1874

PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE

Freedman's Savings and Trust Company

Washington, D.C. March 30, 1874

S. L. Harris Esqr:

I can probably add nothing to your knowledge of of the condition and prospects of the Freedmens Saving and Trust Company. I am new to the place and must look deeper than I have yet been able to do into the affairs of the Institution before I attempt any deliverance on the subject. This is my first day of duty and I find yours among the first letters to be acknowledged. Two things however, you may depend upon. 1st I am for honesty absolute honesty in the Management of the Institution and in all its branches—and 2^d l am opposed to every effort to bring the Bank to an end.

I shall be glad to confer with you and shall as soon as convenient make you a brief visit.

Creator

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

Date

March 30, 1874

Description

FD to S. L. Harris. ALS: General Correspondence File, reel 2, frame 732, FD Papers, DLC. Wants to keep the Freedman’s Savings Bank open and opposes John M. Langston’s proposal to shut it down. [Editor's note: this letter was listed as to an unknown recipient in the Calendar of Unpublished Correspondence]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 732

Type

Letters

Publication Status

Unpublished