Stephen Douglas' Friends
Title
Stephen Douglas' Friends
Subject
Information Wanted Ad
Description
Stephen Douglas' friends seeking information of him because they think he might have hurt himself.
Source
Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY)
Date
May 5, 1854
Coverage
Chicago, IL
Washington, DC
Contributor
Chris Byrd
Transcription
The following advertisement appears in the Grand River Record:—
INFORMATION WANTED—Of ''Stephen Arnold
Douglas'', late resident of Chicago, Ill.,
who left his home for Washington city in
November. [indecipherable] heard from, he was
in that city try[indecipherable]. If any
of the officers [?] [indecipherable] give any information
as to the whereabouts, and will
leave the intelligence of the office of the
National Era, it will be a great relief to his
afflicted friends, who greatly fear he has done
away with himself.
INFORMATION WANTED—Of ''Stephen Arnold
Douglas'', late resident of Chicago, Ill.,
who left his home for Washington city in
November. [indecipherable] heard from, he was
in that city try[indecipherable]. If any
of the officers [?] [indecipherable] give any information
as to the whereabouts, and will
leave the intelligence of the office of the
National Era, it will be a great relief to his
afflicted friends, who greatly fear he has done
away with himself.
State
Illinois
Washington, DC
Files
Collection
Citation
“Stephen Douglas' Friends,” Information Wanted Ad, Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY), May 5, 1854, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed August 6, 2020, http://informationwanted.org/items/show/1000.
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