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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09238 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Letter from Frederick Douglass to Charles T. Congdon regarding reminiscences of Charles Sumner |
| Date | 2 March 1880 |
| Author | Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) |
| Recipient | Congdon, Charles T. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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 with a pocket in his trousers or a pair of new boots. This was the small side of him. Mentally and morally he was a giant." |
| Subjects | African American History Abolition Reform Movement |
| People | Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) Congdon, Charles T. (1821-1891) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |