ALS, 1880 November 14 : Washington, to Mrs. Dr. Clarke, Fall River, Massachusetts.

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ALS, 1880 November 14 : Washington, to Mrs. Dr. Clarke, Fall River, Massachusetts.

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Douglass writes a letter of sympathy to Mrs. Doctor Clarke upon her father's passing. He says: "You are to my vision still together. I see you as in the days when the cause of the slave had few friends, cheering me on in my work by the silent influence of your presence and your sympathy ..."

3 p. ; 21 x 13 cm. with envelope.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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