Russell L. Carpenter to Frederick Douglass, October 1860

My dear Sir

It is very mysterious, what has become of my letter. It was posted Feb. 20^th. Of course your post office authorities know nothing about it, or you would have heard. Should it by any mystereous chance turn up, please to return that draft to me, as I have stopped the payment of it at the bank, and send you another drawn in my own name, to avoid confusion. I have endorsed it, to be payable to your order.

Please send a line by next post to say that it has arrived safely. Any particulars about yourself or your family will be very welcome to us. I hope in a few days to send you an Inquirer containing extracts from your letter.

Believe me, very faithfully yrs

Russell L. Carpenter

Fr. Douglass Esq^r.