Baltimore, Oct. 25, 1859. A. Hunter, Esq.:           Attorney-at-Law, &c.,                     Charlestown, Va. Sir:—At the request of ...

Rochester, Oct . 15, 1864. My Dear Mr. Tilton: I am obliged by your favor containing a copy of your recent speech in Latimer halL I h...

Rochester, Oct. 15, 1864. My Dear Mr. Tilton: I am obliged by your favor containing a copy of your recent speech in Latimer hall. I h...

Stanton has waked up and ordered me to plump myself down in Tennessee, right in the centre of the accursed institution, and go to work. Hav...

DIED In Auburn, Macon county, Ala., on the 10th Inst., AUSTIN WOOLFOLK, on his way from Baltimore to his home and family in Louisiana. ...

MORRIS ISLAND, S[outh] C[arolina] July 20th, 1863 MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER: Wednesday July 8th, our regiment left St. Helena I...

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom By David W. Blight Release Date: October 16, 2018 The definitive, dramatic biography...

Syracuse, New York , January, 1855 I was a good deal at the Porters where W. H. C. 1 boarded and really a charming place; they, of cou...

Attended Plymouth Church in the morning. In the P. M. went over to Uncle Jones'. In the evening heard Fred Douglass. Much interested. ...

[Rochester, New York August 17, 1859.] On my way up to our friend's 1 house, I met his son Lewis, who informs me that his father l...

Brooklyn, Aug. 18, 1859. Esteemed Friend , — I gladly avail myself of the opportunity afforded by our friend Mr. F. Douglass, who has ...

RochESTER , August 1st, 1863. MAJOR GEORGE L. STEARNS: My Dear Sir, Having declined to attend the meeting to promote enlistments, app...

WASHINGTON, D. C., September 19th. 1857. WM. STILL, Esq ., Philadelphia, Pa. SIR: — I have just sent for my son Augustus, in Alabama....

Wrote wife, F. B. S[anborn], Frederick Douglass, James N. Gloucester, J. W. L[oguen]; also came on the 20th of September. SOURCE: Fr...

Wrote F. B. S[anborn] and other friends. 1 _______________ 1 This was about the time that Douglass visited Brown at Chambersburg. Th...

Wrote Augustus Wattles to enclose to E. and A. King; also wrote Frederick Douglass at Detroit; also wrote W. Penn Clarke, Iowa City; also C...

SYRACUSE, Oct. 5, 1856. DEAR FRIEND STILL:— I write to you for Mrs. Susan Bell, who was at your city some time in September last. She i...

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 8, 1857. MY DEAR SIR:— I write you now to let you know that the children of E. are yet well, and that Mrs. Arra...

I have become satisfied that it will be entirely best to have all my freight removed from Conneaut, and stored away safe with very quiet fr...

Syracuse , Feb. 27, 1858. My Dear Friend , — When we parted, we were to meet in Philadelphia on Friday, March 5. I write now to postpon...