2 March 1880
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Charles T. Congdon
To Charles T. Congdon of the New York Tribune. Douglass thanks Congdon for his recently published reminiscences of Charles Sumner. "It was not merely the seed time of a great harvest, but the hard time when old and knarly oaks were to be hewed down ... and the land prepared for growths of more value.… I am touched by your reference to poor Henry Clapp.... you have, with a few light touches given a perfect portrait of Charles Sumner. Those who knew him best will best understand the truth of your picture of that splendid man. He was vain, but his vanity was that of a sweet minded child pleased…
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