And still no word of Charles and Lewis.
Douglass did not tell Anna about a letter he had written to Abraham Lincoln. But when the reply came, he showed her the enclosed note, which read:
To whom it may concern:
The bearer of this, Frederick Douglass, is known to us as a loyal, free man, and is hence entitled to travel unmolested.
We trust he will be recognized everywhere as a free man and a gentleman.
Respectfully,
A. Lincoln, President
I. K. Usha, Secretary
August 10, 1863
Anna lifted her eyes in a question.
“I’m going to South Carolina.”