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R.S. to Frederick Douglass, April 15, 1853

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Another writes thus:-

DEAR SIR:—I thank you for your kind-
ness in sending your good paper to me, a
stranger, upon trust. When I asked the fa-
vor I felt that it was asking too much; but
from my anxiety to read it, and to have oth-
ers read it also, I ventured to make the re-
quest, and I hope that you will lose nothing
by granting it. I will send you one dollar in
this; and the first week in April, if I live,
shall send you more than I promised you. I
intend to send some for books; I am in
haste to get the "White Slave," "Autographs
for Freedom," and also the great and
good men's Speeches in Congress, in favor
of Freedom. I prize your paper so highly
that when it fails to come I feel so disap-
pointed, that it seems worse than it would
be to go to bed without my supper. One
failed of reaching me in December; and the
4th number of this volume has not been
found in the ofice. I feel the loss myself;
and I have a son-in-law who has been a wor-
shipper of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster,
and who, I hope, is convinced by this time
that great as they were, they could not make
slavery right.

R. S.

Creator

R. S.

Date

1853-04-15

Description

R.S. to Frederick Douglass. PLeIr: Frederick DouglassP, 15 April 1853. Thanks him for sending a paper on trust; praises work.

Publisher

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

Collection

Frederick Douglass' Paper

Type

Letters

Publication Status

Unpublished

Source

Frederick Douglass' Paper