A. Bates ALS to Frederick Douglass and W[illia]m W. Bloss, February 12, 1853
Received: Rochester (N.Y.)
Sent: Syracuse (N.Y.)
- Title
- A. Bates ALS to Frederick Douglass and W[illia]m W. Bloss, February 12, 1853
- Type
- Letter
- Repository Description
- Letter passing on slaves from New York City to Rochester. Appended: William W. Bloss's receipt of "$5.00 in behalf of fugitives".
- Transcription
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Frederick Douglass or Wm Bloss
Rochester
These men came from McCune Smith New York and I have ticketed them to you trusting that you will see them put on their way from Rochester.
Yours truly
A Bates
Syracuse
Feb 11, 1853
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Recd of Maria G. Porter $5.00 in behalf of fugitives
Wm. W. Bloss
Feb 12, 1853 - Addresser
- A. Bates
- Date Sent
- February 11, 1853
- Source Location
- Syracuse, New York
- Date Received
- February 12, 1853
- Received Location
- Rochester, New York
- Mentioned People & Groups
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5 unnamed self-emancipated men
Value Annotations
- Coverage
- in body of letter
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James McCune Smith
Value Annotations
- Coverage
- in body of letter
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Maria G. Porter
Value Annotations
- Coverage
- in donation note
- Contents
- 1 page
- Repository
- Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society Papers, 1848-1868
- William L. Clements Library
- University of Michigan Library Digital Collections
- Rights
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Part of A. Bates ALS to Frederick Douglass and W[illia]m W. Bloss, February 12, 1853