Skip to main content

Frederick Douglass Gerrit Smith, July 17, 1852

1

Rochester July 17th. 1852

[illegible],about the Pittsburgh Convention [illegible] next week. I am glad that you [illegible] attending that Convention. I Shall go with [illegible]wing. Rev. R. R. Raymond was in [illegible] and thinks that he Shall go to Pittsburgh. [illegible] to be a growing man — and hope yet to see [illegible] advocate of the highest ground yet assumed [illegible] slavery. I shall try to get the pamphlet [illegible] the proceedings in the case of Marshal [illegible] and also a number of your Speech [illegible] government.

[illegible]ticle on the first page of F. Douglass' paper is from the pen of Judge Jay.

All well here.

Yours Most truly

Frederick Douglass

Creator

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

Date

1852-07-17

Description

Frederick Douglass to Gerrit Smith. ALfS: Gerrit Smith Papers, NSyU. Describes plans for trip to Pittsburgh.

Publisher

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

Collection

Gerrit Smith Papers

Type

Letters

Publication Status

Unpublished

Source

Gerritt Smith Papers