Charles R. Douglass to Frederick Douglass, April 1869

CHARLES R. DOUGLASS TO FREDERICK DOUGLASS

Washington, D.C. [c. April 1869.]^{1Charles Douglass wrote this letter on printed stationery with the following letterhead: “Third Auditors Office / Treasury Department.”}

DEAR FATHER:

I received your two letters day before yesterday. I am now fully installed in my new position. Lewis has an appointment in the Govt Printing Office, and Fred. I believe will succeed in getting a position of some kind.

Last night I made my first effort in speech making before the 3rd Ward Rep. Club. There were several speakers, and therefore my remarks were brief. The notice in the paper of them this morning was very complimentary.^{2Charles Douglass wrote this letter on printed stationery with the following letterhead: “Third Auditors Office / Treasury Department.”}

The note I enclose corrected. I shall attend to the other matter as soon as possible.

I see it announced that a petition is being circulated in your behalf for the Brazillian Mission.^{3In April 1869 a group of African Americans submitted a petition to President Grant requesting that his administration appoint blacks to diplomatic posts in Liberia, Haiti, and several Latin American nations. This same petition called for Frederick Douglass to be appointed minister to Brazil. Gerald Horne, The Deepest South: The United States, Brazil, and the African Slave Trade (New York, 2007), 245.} I hope you may receive the appointment.

Love to all at home. This leaves us all pretty well. The weather is very warm. Strawberries and new potatoes are becoming plentiful. This is the place to live.

Aff Yr. Son,

CHAS R. DOUG LASS

ALS: General Correspondence File, reel 8, frames 762–63, FD Paper, DLC.

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