Transcribe Douglass, Frederick. Letter to Ward, Henry A (1874-09-23)

and elevation of the colored race of which he is a noble representative. Now in regard to my friend Gerrit Smith who send me a thousand dollars a few weeks ago in aid of poor students at Howard University. you know it is the giving men who give, and he is emphatically a giving man, one who lives only to serve and bless the weak oppressed and struggling. It will be entirely proper to call upon him. Set the matter before him in full. You had better call upon him at his home among the hills of Peterboro. You will have a charming visit even if you do not