Alice Louisa Sprague to Frederick Douglass, January 22, 1874

ALICE LOUISA SPRAGUE ^{1Alice Louisa Sprague, Douglass’s granddaughter.} TO FREDERICK DOUGLASS

Washington, D.C. 22 Jan[uary] 1874.

MY DEAR FATHER.

I have received your kind letter^{2Douglass’s letter to his granddaughter has not survived.} and was very glad to hear from you. but I am so sorry that you feal so. a bout going to Rochester.^{3Douglass drew a large audience in Rochester’s Corinthian Hall on the evening of 26 January 1874. He delivered his lyceum address “The Life and Times of John Brown.” Rochester Union and Advertiser, 24, 26, 27 January 1874; NNE, 29 January 1874.} I hope it will be all Right thair. When you go thair. I shill take good care of your letters and not think of distroying them in anny way, we have had a few very cold days but we have very pleasant weather. mother is well and sends much love to you and wishes that you were home for we miss you very much.

with much Love.

Your daughter.

LOUISA.

[P.S.] do not Laugh at this.

ALS: General Correspondence File, reel 2, frames 715–16, FD Papers, DLC.