k, although
but little may be done.

"I am truly yours,
"HENRY HIGHLAND GARNET.

"P.S.--I think it would be well if you would drop a line to
Mr. Frederick Douglass, at Rochester, New York.

"H. H. G."

"ROCHESTER, Oct. 18, 1867.

"MY DEAR MRS. KECKLEY:--You judge me rightly--I am willing to
do what I can to place the widow of our martyr President in
the affluent position which her relation to that good man and
to the country entitles her to. But I doubt the wisdom of
getting up a series of lectures for that purpose; that is
just the last thing that should be done. Still, if the thing
is done, it should be done on a grand scale. The best
speakers in the country should be secured for the purpose.
You should not place me at the head nor at the foot of the
list, but sandwich me between, for thus out of the way, it
would not give _color_ to the idea. I am to speak in Newark
on Wednesday evening next, and will endeavor to see you on
the subject. Of course, if it would not be too much to ask, I
would gladly see Mrs. Lincoln, if this could be done in a
quiet way without the reporters getting hold of it, and using
it in some way to the prejudice of that already much abused
lady. As I shall see you soon, there is less reason to write
you at length.

"I am, dear madam,
"With high respect,
"Very truly yours,
"FREDERICK DOUGLASS."

"POTTSVILLE, Oct. 29, 1867.

"MY DEAR MRS. KECKLEY:--You know the drift of my views
concerning the subscription for Mrs. Lincoln. Yet I wish to
place them more distinctly before you, so that, if you have
occasion to refer to me in connection with the matter, you
can do so with accuracy and certainty.

"It is due Mrs. Lincoln that she should be indemnified, as
far as money can do so, for the loss of her beloved husband.
Honor, gratitude, and a manly sympathy, all say yes to this.
I am willing to go farther than this, and say that Mrs.
Lincoln herself should be the judge of the amount which shall
be deemed sufficient, believing that she would not transcend
reasonable limits. The obligation resting on the nation at
large is great and increasing, but especially does it become
colored men to recognize that obligation. It was the hand of
Abraham Lincoln that broke the fetters of our ensla