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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07484.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Frederick Douglass to Benjamin Franklin Auld regarding the biography of the Baltimore police |
| Date | 9 April 1891 |
| Author | Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) |
| Recipient | Auld, Benjamin Franklin |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Auld for "an elegantly bound and finely illustrated volume containing a biographical history" of the Baltimore police. Recalls his boyhood days and many pleasant memories with the Auld family. Written on Cedar Hill, Anacostia, D.C. stationery. |
| Subjects | African American Author African American History Slavery Law |
| People | Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) Auld, Benjamin Franklin (b. 1828) Auld, Hugh (b. 1799) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Benjamin was the son of Hugh Auld, who Douglass served under as a slave in his early years. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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