Paris: Dec. 26 1886

My dear Daughter.
Yours with those of the dear 
children, Stella, Fredericka, Rosabel, Carrie, Sophia 
to hand yesterday which was a rich Christmas 
gift for me.  I was very glad to hear from 
you all on that day and to know that it 
still well with you and your family.  This 
will probably be the last letter you will receive 
from me while in Paris - as shall leave here 
ten days hence for Naples. Until you hear 
from me there, you had better not write 
for I may miss your letters.  Soon after I 
complained to you of the situation of Lewis I 
received a good long letter from him.  It was 
very satisfying, but he ought to have written 
sooner.  I was glad you set me the Real Estate 
Card, though it looks rather bad in my eye, 
for it does not appear that Lewis is only 
an agent, but holds him out as a member 
of the firm and I think it will make 
him responsible for the debts and transaction 
of the firm.  I told him to incur no monetary 
risks and he told me that he would not 
but this card has a different look - and

I am watching the course of things in Washington with deep
interest and should it become necessary to return to America
before I complete my tour I will do so but I do not want to
return upon insufficient evidence that my presence is needed.
I am very glad you liked the little pictures I
enclosed in my letter and as you do like them I will send you one
or two more in this letter. I am leading the life an observer
and student here. You are mistake in supposing that Paris is the 
place to learn music. Painting and sculpture are what people
come here to learn - but Boston and Berlin are the places for
music - I have added something but not a great deal to
my knowledge of the French language by being here - for until
the last three weeks I have been among English speaking people.
As it is I am in no danger of of coming home a frenchman -
even if I should stay here three or four years - it is however not
likely that I will stay any thing like so long. The winter in
Paris much resembles winter in Washington - but it has fewerare somewhat disturbed by it for money
over out of hand is not easily returned as
I have often had occasion to know. I believe
in Lewes and hope his wisdom will prove
equal to his honesty. He has my fortune in
his hand, and can do what he will with
it under the power of Attorney I have
given him, but you and my other
children have an equal stake in its 
preservation and have a right to know
if it is in any danger of being involved
or lost. Do you know if Smith is still 
in the house on Capital Hill? Do you 
know if the corner house on 17th Street is
still rented? You might write me about 
this and other matters. Care of Hon: J. G. Fletcher
118. Vin. Armedio, Naples. Matthew will be 
likely to know if anything should be 
going wrong with the new firm as he
is in the Real estate business. I had 
a letter from Lewes only a few days ago
and he did not tell me he had gone
in as a member of this firm as this
cardo seems to indicate. I shall not
know who to trust if Lewes does not
turn out sound as I still think he is to
to the cause.sunny days than in Washington. Tell
the dear children how glad I was to
have their letters and that I hope to be 
able to write to them all soon. I was told
in the letters of Lewis and Frederick that
there was a prospect of Annie's getting
back into the Recorder's office. I shall be
happy to find this true, though I fear
that it will not so turn out. It is a
surprise to me that  [Mrs.?] Howard - who
was supposed to have strong [Democratic?]
influence should have been so early removed.
But such is life. I supposed that my
friend Mrs. Whipper could have been the first
to be sent away. I am glad that she has 
been retained. I am glad too that Frederick
has found favor in the eyes of the New Recorder.
He has worked himself blind and needs the 
peace. My love to all your dear ones at
home - tell them I hope to see them all
in health happiness and prosperity
when I shall again set foot on
American soil.
Affectionately your father
Fred. Douglass-Headquarters Department of the Platte,
Omaha, Neb., March 10th 1886. 

Hon Fred Douglas, 
Washington D.C.

My dear Friend:  
I received a paper 
from you a few days 
ago, and amid the things that
I have lately received a sort
of rehash of the old falsehoods 
Your kindly words were like
the "Bow of Promise". I feel for 
you in my heart a sincere
affection.  I do not know
your wife, but I am grateful
to her for the sympathy and 
love that she has extended toyour. And I pray God that
your life may grow
brighter and brighter into 
the perfect day.
With much esteem
I remain as ever,
your friend.
O.O. Howard
Brig. Genl.
U.S. ArmyGen'l O. O. HowardDICTATED LETTER.
All Letters
and Telegrams for the Editorial
Department should be
addressed to the Editor of the
North American Review,
New York City.
Cable Address:
"REVIEW, NEW YORK"

The North American Review,
30 Lafayette Place.
Allen Thorndike Rice,
Editor and Proprietor.
New York City, March 15 1886.

Dear Mr. Douglas:
Mr. Rice is now in Europe.
He directed me before he left to get up
a symposium on the future of the colored
race in America. Unless I can get
you to open it I would not care to publish
such a symposium. Can you contribute
as an opening article from 2000 to 2500
words for the next number of the North
American Review? The article by Cassius
M. Clay in the February number, a copy
of which I mail you, has caused widespread
comment and has brought in
quite a large number of "comments" and
refutations to the Review, but none of
them are up to the mark, and it does not
seem to me that their publication would
help the cause.

An early reply will greatly oblige me.
Yours Ever True
James Redpath

Hon. Frederick Douglass
Washington, D.C.Pioneer Inst[?]
This is a new building located in Hillsdale, SC and in used by it as a Sunday School.

[*Redpath*]OFFICE OF
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association,
5 PARK STREET,

Boston, Apr 22 1886.

Dear Mr. Douglass
Yours of the 19th 
saying you will speak at the 
coming suffrage meeting is at 
hand. We are all glad of it. 
And now we will try to get 
you the best possible audience.

& for the cause
Lucy StoneLucy Stone Woman's
Suffrage

Lucy Stone

ConysahLaw office
of
Simon Wolf,
921 F St. N. W.

Washington, D.C., Sep 2 1886

For consideration of the services to 
be rendered by S. Wolf as atty in the 
collection of my [?] for [Rec?] 
Books now pending in congress. 
I agree to pay Mr. Wolf twenty 
five per cent of whatever amt 
he collects from the Govt.
Fredk DouglassRecd four hundred 
[twenty seven] thirty
one dollars x 75/00.
in full of within 
contract S. Wolf
Feby 7/88Paris Nov. 30, 1886

My dear Rosetta: I thought of you and the 
children and of your fat and well browned 
turkey on thanksgiving day - together with your 
mince, apple and punken pie. Stella's 
letter must be shared with you all. It was 
good that she thought to write to me. It 
was highly appreciated. Stella "pours out" 
well. I hope to have one more letter from 
you before I leave Paris - for after I leave 
here I shall be much on the move 
and may not be able to give you my 
post office address for months.  Did you 
give Lewis my post office address? 
he has not written to me or rather 
I have received no letter from him. I 
do not know what it means - I shall 
send Frederick a french paper containing 
a notice of me which I hope you will 
see. Did you get a letter sent you two weeks 
ago? - The letter within, with the pictures 
belong to Stella - but she will have 
you help her to read it for my hand 
is not as steady as it once was -

I am dear daughter your
affectionate father.Nov. 1886
PrintMrs. Barrett's compliments 
to Mr. and Mrs. Douglass 
& begges they will not fail 
to give her the pleasure 
of their company on 
Friday evening as she 
has invited some friends 
to meet them, 

59 Ave Kléber, 
Dec 1st 1886.(1 
Copy of a Letter
To 
Lewis H. Douglass
Cairo Feb'y  20th 1887 

My Dear Lewis, 
You did not think, I did not think, nobody
thought, that I would venture so far away from home, as I
am this sunday morning.  "Go down Moses, away down in
Egypts' land and tell old Pharaoh to let my people go"! 
Well here I am in Egypt.  I have not seen Pharaoh, but I
have seen at a distance the tops of the Pyramids, leaning their
lofty heads, mountain like against the soft blue sky - and I shall 
probably get a nearer view of them to morrow.  I can hardly
realize that I am so far from home and on the border of
Africa  -  and while I wish I were home, I am truly glad that 
a wish to see Egypt, has at last been gratified.  I have been 
here but - a few days - only reached Port said (or Portland) the
port at the entrance of the Suez Canal on Wednesday last. 
The queerest of all the queer places I had up to that time
seen, a splendid place to study ethnology.  All races, including
the genuine Negro is here, and I am bound to say, to all 
appearance, he is equal to the rest in the qualities for which 
men seem to be valued here. 
On entering the harbor our ship was surrounded by about
fifty small boats, and a thousand of these Negroes and Arabs clamored
like wild fowl, in every conceivable note, to the passengers 
on our ship to buy their oranges, banannas, and other tropical
fruits.  Soon several scows loaded to the waters' edge
approached to supply our ship with coal.  These were boarded 
at once by a perfect swarm of Arabs - and Negroes 
barefooted, and bare-legged, and soon a procession of them with 
large baskets of coal on their heads, were marching to a port hole
of our ship amid all kinds of noises and jargon, emptying
these scows into our ship.  It was wonderful to see how this
dirty and disagreeable work was done.  The men seem to revel
in it.  As I looked upon them, I thought of the time when in 
New Bedford I was, nearly fifty years ago, glad to do the same
kind of work.  I shall have much to say about these people 
should I live to get home.  I was glad to see the Negro displaying
equal muscle with the Arab in this work, for there is no
better physical man living than the Arab.  When our coal was
in we moved on our way through the canal, one of the
greatest works of modern times towards Ismailia, the port
at which we are to take the train for Cairo.  All day long
we were moving along through the desert, where for a hundred 
miles, scarcely any vegetable or animal life, is to be seen, except
a distant row of pelicans, looking in the distance like a line of
white foam, along the shores of the sea. 
On we go slowly and noislessly under a bright summer
sky, on a narrow stream of clear, blue, deep water, through
a sandy desert which stretches away far beyond the range 
of vision.  Night comes on and we anchor tillWe quitted Ismailia, to day at 12 - for Cairo, and a run of 
six hours by rail brought us to our destination.  This ride 
will never be forgotten.  It was through the famous land of 
Goshen, spoken of in the Bible, and still retains the fertility 
ascribed to it. Outspread fields, fresh and green with vegetation,
flourish.  Palm groves abound, making a most pleasing
impression, coming as they do after the barren wastes of the 
desert, immediately surrounding Ismailia. In this land 
of Goshen, I saw the same kind of plow - used no doubt 
in the days of Abraham and Moses.- for like the laws of the 
Medes and Persians, the mode of doing things here, change 
not. - They like to do things the same way their fathers' did 
a thousand years before.
      You know, I have long been interested in the science of 
races, and especially anxious to know something about the 
colors and features of Egyptians. It has been the fashion 
of American writers, to deny that the Egyptians were Negroes, 
and claim that they are of the same race with themselves. 
This has, I have no doubt- been largely due to a wish to deprive
the Negro of the Moral support of Ancient Greatness, 
and to appropriate the same to the white race.  Well,
what have I to say on the subject? Why this, that in color, 
features and conduct, I see a much stronger resemblance
to the Negro than to the Europeans. They are not 
the genuine crisp-headed negro, but they are very much 
like the Mulatto, and would be taken for such in the(2
morning for reasons of safety.  The stillness of the day is surpassed
by the darkness and stillness of the night, morning 
comes and we proceed- but now occasionally there appears on 
the shores of the canal, a turbanned and gowned Arab, and 
a half-naked boy- running and keeping pace with our slowly moving
steamer.  The latter is calling out to those on board 
for "Buckase," that is begging for money.  Occasionally a 
few pennies are thrown ashore and are eagerly picked up -
One boy ran after us about four miles, clamoring for more. 
Thursday the 17th we reached "Ismailia," too late to take the 
train for Cairo, and hence were compelled to stay at Ismalia 
all night.  We saw to day our first caravan of camels bearing 
their burdens over the hot sand of the desert, looking much 
like the pictures you have often seen in books describing 
such scenes of Eastern life.  Here, too, we saw several veiled 
women, bearing jars of fresh water upon their heads, from wells 
just as women did in the days of Abraham. It is said that 
we passed over some of the roads trodden by Moses, and the 
children of Israel, in their Exodus from Egypt.  If the land 
was as barren then as it is now, I do not wonder that they 
murmured against Moses, and longed for the leeks and onions 
of Egypt.  "Ismailia," is a town which has sprung up
since 1863(3 

United States.  Many that I see here are Arabs.  I hope to
see the Copts, the descendants of a part - from the Arabs
after awhile, when I can speak with more confidence. 
The people here are nearly all Mahomatans, and I can easily
see why they are so.  Mahomatanism knows no man by
the color of his skin.  There are many bad things about it,
but it does not associate color with moral qualities - not
paint its God white, and its devil black - nor encourage
prejudice of color - nor indeed does it undertake to impart
a personal knowledge of its God by any image of picture. 
Its Mosques, contain no images of white Saints, or images
of Angels.  It believes in one God - and declares that
Mahomet is his prophet.  Unhappily, however, like the
Christians in America - it prefers to minister to the feeling
of wonder and reverence, than enforce the duty of loving
and doing righteousness. 
We are not expecting to stop long here - We shall about
the middle of the present week go from here to Alexandria, 
and take a steamer as soon as we can thereafter, and go
to Greece -  We shall stop a few days in Athens, and
then make our way to Sicily - touching at Messina and
Palermo -  By the middle of March we hope to go back to
Italy -  remain in Naples till April, and then go toRome - From there we shall go to Florence, and from 
there to Venice and Milan - and possibly from the latter
place, we shall pass over to Switzerland.  This will bring
us face to face, with the sunny month of June, and this perhaps
is far enough to look ahead.  Until further notice you
will write me care of Putnam as before informed.
As my time is necessarily much taken up with sight-seeing
and travelling.  I have little time to write -  I wish 
therefore, you would share this letter with Rosetta and
the boys -  I am not writing anything for publication. 
Coming into Egypt, will I trust do me some good -
My cold and cough, with which I have been some time
suffering, is already quitting its hold upon me. 
Make loving mention of me to Amelia and to
Matie and all our circle -
Your Affectionate father
Frederick Douglass -Bridport June 18/84

My dear Mr. Douglass
We reached home
yesterday afternoon after
our 2 or 3 weeks' absence,
& your letter arrived soon
after. Mr Wills had kindly
written from Bowdon, &
told us of your change
of plan, - taking Edinburgh
& Glasgow on first &
returning to London & to
us & others a fortnight
or so later. We think
you are quite wise to
make this change - as it
will save you some
fatigue - and it will
suit us quite as wellor even better to see you as
you propose the first week
in July, - as this week is
a good deal cut up with
Jubilee Celebrations - treats
to school children &c - quite
satisfactory, but very fatiguing
especially in this broiling
weather. - I enclose a note
from Mrs. W. Clarke of Street
wch. she sent to me to complete
the address - I shall
write to her by this post
telling her of your present
movements, & that we now
expect you here at the
beginning of July - I dare
say you will send her
a line at your leisure.I am very sorry that 
we shall not see Mrs Douglass - 
but I hope that 
you will not shorten 
your Bridport visit very 
much - when you travel 
so far to see friends after 
25 years absence you 
should not rush off 
again in 2 or 3 days. 
I heard from my little 
Lucy this morning (Miss 
C. Thomas) she hopes that 
you may go to them for 
a little visit some day 
this week! I shall let 
her know of your delay 
in visiting the West of Eng 
Mr. Carpenter has preachedthis way a long sermon in 
reference to the Jubilee
& to our good Queen's reign - 
He is very tired- so will
not write himself, but 
sends best remembrances 
Ever sincerely yours

Mary CarpenterStanford Conn. 
December 20. 1887 

Hon Fred.k Douglass
Anacosta D.C. 

My dear Sir: 

I have received, and
have read with sincere sorrow, your
letter of the 18th. 

I pray you to accept
my condolence in this triple affliction
which has come upon you — as extending
far beyond any expression, which I here
make.  —  I know something of the
emptiness of mere words, when - as our
Whittier so beautifully expresses it in his
"lines to Joseph Sturge," — in
"With Silence as their only benediction 
God's angels come.
Where, in the shadow of a great affliction 
The soul sits dumb."
I forbear — and so
I regret, of course, very much, that
circumstances forbid the present accomplishment
of my purpose, to hear you in 
this place, during the present season,but I still indulge the hope, that
on some auspicious day in the near
future, when health and strength may
have been fully restored to you; the
pleasure which I had anticipated
in introducing you to your many
friends in this region, and of hearing
once more your Eloquent voice in 
public, may be realized — both to
them and to myself. 

Sincerely and faithfully yours, 
Charles E. Hill.SENATE CHAMBER
WASHINGTON
Jany 30/89

My Dear Mr Douglas
Many thanks for
your card in the
post of this morning .
Keep up republican courage.
Steadfastness
now may save much
hereafter to the colored
race.
Once the Constitution
sent fugitives
back to chains and
slavery.
Now the
Constitution.

[*1537-2*]But I do not hesitate to announce
facts which I see pending before me. 
The "disarming" of the colored citizens
of the south and murdering them to
keep them from the polls  the
race will resist, because the
15th amendment is their security
that whatever the immediate sacrifice
victory will come at last. 
Keep speaking    Yours truly

W. E. Chandlergives them not only 
freedom but suffrage.

I do not believe
the colored men of the
south will surrender
their right to keep
and bear arms nor their
right to vote 

The papers say I am
urging them to make
contest.  I am not. 
Since 1876 I have urged
no southern republican
white or black to do
anything but wait for
the moving of the
northern waters.A GENERAL NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO LOCAL MATTERS AND REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES. 

The Pendleton Republican. 
BY CHARLES CADDY. 

Established August, 1878.  Advertising Rates on Application. 

Pendleton, Ind.,  Feb, 2.    , 1889.

Hon. Fred.k Douglas —
You may think it strange
to receive a letter from one you never saw, and
probably never heard of.  The only apology I have
to offer is that although my home is in Lima;
Allen Co., Ohio, I am now, and have been for several
weeks on a visit to this town. My home, while
here, is with my son C. Caddy Jun. the conductor of a
paper, as indicated on this sheet.  While here I have
been reading your Life and Times and have been
deeply interested in reading this well-written book,
as I read page after page of this remarkable biography, 
I was impressed with the conviction that
I ought to write to you to express my admiration 
of your life-work, to promote the interests of a
once down-trodden; but now liberated, and enfranchised
people, I was always an [admierer] admirer
of genious, and especially of those who have
reached a point of eminence, though surrounded2, 
 by terrible disabilities, [and by the force of personal 
passions.]  I may mention here that I 
commenced my work as an Itinerant Minister in
the Meth. Prot. Church in the year 1838, and have
continued in this work with some broken links, until
now. I see by your book that I am your seniour 
by four years. I was born in 1813, and you in 1817. 

I see many things in 
your book with which I am somewhat familiar, 
I see by a reference to this volume that you fought
one battle in this town where I now write. I
have been introduced to Mr. T. M. Hardy, a son of the
Mr. Hardy whom you knew, in the days that tried
men's souls in this town.  Times have changed since
then.  I knew Joshua R. Giddings, and it so happened
that I was on an important committee
with him several years before the war, on the
Western Reserve in the trial of a prominent
minister. I well remember the commanding, personable,
and eloquent speech of that distinguished
man. Our committee consisted of nine persons, all
ministers but two. We made Joshua our Chairman. 
Hon. Benj. Wade was present at that trial,3. 
Your book awakened many old reminiscences.  You
refer to Horace Mann.  In my childhood days, I
attended a select school in Phil.a conducted by a relative
of H. M. the Rev. Wm. Mann.  There are so 
many names in your book, of persons — some of whom 
I knew, and others whose names, and work, are so familiar
to me, Lucretia Mott.  Will we ever see her
like again. Lydia Maria Child.  What a grand woman
she was.  Horace Mann, a man of massive mind,
and a heavenly spirit, and so I might continue. I am
glad that you mentioned so many persons by name
in your book, who sympathised with you in your noble 
work.  We used to have antislavery meetings on the
Western Reserve — very enthusiastic ones, not far from 
the home of Giddings and Wade.  There were souls there 
all alive in the great work for which you have
labored so long, you nor I will ever know all the grand
and glorious men and women who were engaged in this
work until the great day.  I had three sons in the
war — two of them we lost, and the one whose society
I now enjoy awhile in this place, returned home with 
a broken down constitution. I have recently passed
through a great sorrow, having lost my beloved companion, 
with whom I lived so happily for 57 years.4. 
You will excuse this reference to family affairs.
You know that it is so natural for us to think
that others should be interested in those things, 
which come so near our own hearts.  We had a
lecture here by Col. S. K. Donivan on John Brown.
It was quite interesting.  True, I had read the whole
account of that terrible tragedy at the time
of its occurrence.  Whatever may be the opinions
of men with regard to the propriety or impropriety
of that raid, we never get tired hearing of the
noble traits of character, of that Grand Granite
old man.  He was a martyr. 
I think you acted
wisely in the course you persued.  While it is right
for men to be brave in defence of the right, it is
not right to throw away life unnecessarily. I presume
that the old martyr thought until his dying
moment that he did right, and it may be that
he was correct.  It may be that a great sacrifice
was needed at that time. One thing is true — the terrible
sacrafice will have its influence while the
world exists.  And, I think as I have said, that your
course was right.  Our country needed you at a
perilous time in her history.  Now I do not desire
to be tedious, or to weary your patience, I pray5.

my dear brother, that your life may be prolonged
for years to come that you may still be
a blessing to your race. It matters little what
mortals may say of us. To be found in the way
of duty, so as to secure the approbation of God
is better than all.

May the Holy Father be
with you now and evermore.

Affectionally —
C. Caddy.Port au Prince
December 13. 1889
My dear dear Rosetta.
I had not letter from you by
the last mail, but I had a good letter
from Nathan for which please give
him my thanks. His kindness to
Fredericks boy is like him and your
attention to Verginie is like you.
The longer I live and I have already
lived a long time, the more I see
the folly of keeping up hard feelings
in ones own family and the wisdom 
of thinking that best of us are imperfect
and this should teach us charity
towards all and malice towards 
none. There has already 
been too much mischief made
in our family and perhaps, there
will be more. In some respects
I am rather glad to be inHayti for although I am not
entirely out reach of crimination
and recrimination it does not
reach me quite so early as
when I was in Washington and
it has a chance to cool on the
ocean. I am sorry to observe that
Mr. Cook did not cover himself
with glory at "All Souls" as I
had hoped he would do.  The
Post speaks of his playing in
a disparaging way.  This perhaps
is to be accounted for on the color
line and prejudice.  Tell me
how it was when you write - I
had hoped a brilliant success
for him and I do not want to
give it up.  I still believe in
Fredericka, though I am
sorry to know that shedoes not practice.
I see that the american papers
with their characteristic negro
hate are determined to make it
appear that I have been badly
received in Hayti and some
of the colored paper whose Editors
would like to see me humiliated
will probably take up the same
role - I have to say therefore
in advance believe nothing of
the kind. The talk about my
recall to Washington is all
nonsense. Time will show
it. In regard to my health
about which you are most
concerned I have to say
that considering that I am
now an old man, I am
remarkably well.I am just now expecting
to leave Haiti on a man
of war- to pursue my mission
to Santo Domingo - I do not
wish, and I hope you will
not allow any thing I say
to you in my letters to get
into the papers - Make my love
to all your children. Tell
them that I think of them all
often. I have written a friendly
letter to Mr Bruce complimenting
him on his able letter. He
is a much abler man
than our people give him
credit for - Affectionately
Your father.