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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06175 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Jermain Wesley Loguen to Helen Amelia Loguen [written on a printed circular "To the Friends of the Fugitives from Slavery] |
| Date | 28 June 1864 |
| Author | Loguen, Jermain Wesley (1814-1872) |
| Additional authors | May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph) (1797-1871) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Loguen responds to a letter from his daughter, whom he calls "Amelia." Notes that he will not be able to make Amelia's picnic, but will be there to visit her on the Sabbath. Comments on a relative or acquaintance with the measles, and a visit from "Miss [Tenney?]." Hopes to see Amelia's school (where she teaches) when he comes to visit her Sunday. Mentions his ill health and an upcoming wedding. Handwritten letter is two pages long, on two of three blank leaves of a broadside. The broadside, comprised of one page of printed text, was issued 5 June 1860 and is directed "To the Friends of the Fugitives from Slavery." Solicits donations for Loguen's use in the Underground Railroad. Advises readers not to donate money to Reverend William Brown. Issued by the abolitionist Samuel J. May and others. |
| Subjects | Abolition Children and Family Women's History Slavery African American History Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Health and Medical Education Marriage Underground Railroad |
| People | Loguen, Jermain Wesley (1814-1872) Loguen, Helen Amelia (b. 1844) May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph) (1797-1871) |
| Place written | Syracuse, New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The Reverend Jermain Loguen escaped slavery in Tennessee, fled to Canada, and eventually traveled to Syracuse. His Syracuse home and church became famous sites on the Underground Railroad. Helen Amelia Loguen married Lewis Henry Douglass, a son of Frederick Douglass, in 1869. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |