Description:
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) Letter Signed, 24 October 1866, Rochester, New York.
Single sheet, wove paper, inscribed on one side. To A.P. [?] Capen Esquire of Stoughton, Massachusetts, agreeing to lecture in Stoughton on Friday, December seventh, and quoting his fee of fifty dollars. Sheet was detached from its original conjugate with a neat tear, old folds, some wearing through; spotting, offsetting, and minor holes in paper, not affecting content or legibility, 5 x 8 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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