Lot 204
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) Born a slave, he escaped and became an abolitionist lecturer, writer, and publisher. He served as an advisor to President Abraham Lincoln, was United States Marshal for the District of Columbia (1877-81), Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia (1881-86), and was U.S. minister to Haiti (1889-91). Letter Signed, on letterhead engraved "Cedar Hill, Anacostia, D.C.," 1 page, 8 x 5 in., March 13, 1893. Two years before his death, Douglas writes to Mr. F. P. Noble, Secretary of African Congress: "Dear sir: I am just in receipt of your letter of inquiry. It is a long time since I listened to any one of sufficient temerity to attempt to represent as 'idyllic', any feature of human bondage. If notified in time, I cannot refuse to bear my testimony upon this subject. Very truly yours, Frederick Douglass." Letters by Douglass mentioning human bondage are extremely rare and desirable.
Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000.
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