Grace [Greenwood], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to "My dear friend", 1869

Scope and content:

[Relates the importance of their constant friendship. Thanks the recipient for his book and comments on "Lines on a Tea Leaf," a portrait of herself, as being perhaps a little overdrawn. Tries to persuade the recipient to visit Washington, D. C.to regain strength and courage. Mentions her mother's visit and her attendance of the sessions of the "Colored Men's Convention and the Woman's Suffrage Convention," and going to hear Fred[erick] Douglas(1817-1895). Mentions her own "Yankee Sketches" in the Independent. ]

Physical description:

ALS, 4 p.

Names:

Grace [Greenwood]
Fred[erick] Douglas

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