Letter from Frederick Douglass, Belfast [Ireland], to Richard Davis Webb, 6th, December 1845

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Frederick Douglass, Belfast [Ireland], to Richard Davis Webb, 6th, December 1845
Description:
Frederick Douglass says he thinks he should stay in Belfast longer than planned to make a real impact, and asks Webb to release him from the Birmingham engagement. The morning’s paper “took a favorable notice” of his meeting of the previous night, and “a deep interest seems to be excited.”
Author:
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
December 6, 1845
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 24 x 38 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740c66v
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Belfast [Ireland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
4664571
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.15, p.86
Barcode:
39999066766237