Frederick Douglass (b. 1818 - d. 1895)
MSA SC 5496-13800
Fled from slavery, Baltimore City, Maryland, 1838
Images:
Letter from Douglass to Hugh Auld seeking correspondance | In 1857, after Douglass ran to freedom, he sought reconciliation with
his old master, Hugh Auld. This letter sought both information and
permission to dialogue with those who had owned him in his youth.
Mrs. Howard V. Hall Collection, Box 1, folder 4, 1857/10/04, MSA SC 163.
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Captain Aaron Anthony's house | Aaron Anthony, with his daughter and his slaves lived in this house.
Douglass last saw his mother here in Aunt Katy's kitchen, where at night
he slept in a closet. During the day, he sang for Lucretia Auld who stood
in her upstairs, bedroom window and would reward him with treats.
Preston, Dickson J. Preston, Dickson J. Young Frederick Douglass: The Maryland
Years. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press,1980.
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Captain Edward Lloy'd house | Wye House, captain Edward Lloyd's opulent mansion. Douglass served
as a companion for Daniel Lloyd and saw some of the most influential men
of hte period, as a child.
Preston, Dickson J. Young Frederick Douglass: The Maryland Years. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press,1980. |
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Captain Thomas Auld | Married Captain Aaron Anothony's daughter, Lucretia. Inherited
Frederick Bailey upon Aaron Anthony's and Lucretia Auld's death.
Preston, Dickson J. Young Frederick Douglass: The Maryland Years. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press,1980. |
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Colonel Edward Lloyd | Preston, Dickson J. Young Frederick Douglass: The Maryland Years. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press,1980. | |
Hugh Auld | Douglass' last master was Hugh Auld. Auld, his wife and children
lived in Baltimore.
Preston, Dickson J. Young Frederick Douglass: The Maryland Years. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press,1980. |
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Sale of Frederick Douglass from Thomas Auld to Hugh Auld | Mrs. Howard V. Hall Collection, box 1, folder 2,
October 25, 1845 and November 13, 1846, MSA SC 163. |
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Frederick Douglass | SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Mary A. Dodge Collection) Photograph of a young Frederick Douglass, date unknown, MSA SC 564. | |
Frederick Douglass | SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Mary A. Dodge Collection), color transparencies of the Douglass portrait engraving. date unknown, MSA SC 564. | |
Frederick Douglass | http://www.ggw.org/freenet/f/fdm/gallery.html | |
Frederick Douglass | Date and photographer unknown. | |
Frederick Douglass | Artist: Simmie Knox (b. 1935), 2014 | |
Talbot County | McFeely, William S. Frederick Douglass. New York: Norton,
1991.
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Anthony Ledger A page 1 | SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Mary A. Dodge Collection), Anthony Ledger A, MSA SC 564. | |
Anthony Ledger A page 2 | SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Mary A. Dodge Collection), Anthony Ledger A, MSA SC 564. |
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