Written by
Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
Subject of
Creswell, John Andrew Jackson, American, 1828 - 1891
Printed by
Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company, American, 1865 - 1874
Subject of
Purvis, Robert, American, 1810 - 1898
Leipold, R.H.T., American
Date
1874
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.6 × 20.2 cm)
Description
A letter written by Frederick Douglass to the Honorable J.A.J. Creswell on Freedmen's Savings Bank letterhead. The letterhead is pre-printed at top center in decorative black font and reads [Principal Office / of the / Freedman's Savings / and / Trust Company, / Washington, D.C., July 3, 1874]. The paper is off-white and lined in faint blue. The rest of the letter is handwritten in black ink. It is addressed at top left [Hon. J.A.J. Creswell, / Washington, D.C.]. On the back along the top right margin is a handwritten notation in cursive that reads “Fredk. Douglass/ July 3rd 74.”
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place made
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
business letters
Topic
Business
Correspondence
Finance
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.58.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e2924451-8e6d-4341-a0fc-1909ab752b5b

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