Object Details
Written by
Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
Subject of
John Andrew Jackson Creswell, American, 1828 - 1891
Printed by
Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company, American, 1865 - 1874
Subject of
Robert Purvis, American, 1810 - 1898
R.H.T. Leipold, American
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
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1874
Object number
2021.58.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
business letters
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.6 × 20.2 cm)
Place made
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Business
Correspondence
Finance
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.58.2