HOLMES OLIVER WENDELL Autograph Letter Signed OWHolmes to Fr

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TO FREDERICK DOUGLASS: "ALL THE COUNTRY KNOWS YOUR NAME" HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL. Autograph Letter Signed, "OWHolmes," to Frederick Douglass ("My dear Sir"), acknowledging the honor of receiving his praise. 1 page, 8vo; horizontal folds. With the original envelope, addressed in holograph. (SFC) Boston, 13 December 1879

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"I was much pleased to read your letter among the responses to the invitation to the Breakfast given by the Publishers of the Atlantic. I have never had the pleasure of meeting you, but all the country knows your name, your eloquence and your efforts in the cause of liberty, so that it is an honor as well as a source of gratification to have gained such commendation as yours."