Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company, American, 1865 - 1874 Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.6 × 20.2 cm)
Type:
business letters
Place made:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1874
Description:
A letter written by Frederick Douglass to the Honorable J.A.J. Creswell on Freedmen's Savings Bank letterhead. The letterhead is pre-printed at top center in decorative black font and reads [Principal Office / of the / Freedman's Savings / and / Trust Company, / Washington, D.C., July 3, 1874]. The paper is off-white and lined in faint blue. The rest of the letter is handwritten in black ink. It is addressed at top left [Hon. J.A.J. Creswell, / Washington, D.C.]. On the back along the top right margin is a handwritten notation in cursive that reads “Fredk. Douglass/ July 3rd 74.”
