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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05717 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Frederick Douglass to N. C. Corbin declining to serve on Inaugural Ceremony committees for the inauguration of President James Garfield |
| Date | 15 November 1880 |
| Author | Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) |
| Recipient | Corbin, N.C. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Douglass, serving as a United States Marshal, replies to a letter from Colonel Corbin sent 12 November 1880. Corbin invited Douglass to serve on Inaugural Ceremony committees (for the inauguration of President James Garfield, to be held 4 March 1881). Corbin informed Douglass that the ceremonies will require reception, military encampment, music, recreation, and other committees. Douglass declines, stating that because of custom requiring U.S. Marshals to serve a prominent role in the ceremonies, he will wait until he is assigned a role by those in charge. Written on United States Marshal's Office stationery. |
| Subjects | President Election Government and Civics African American History Inauguration Music Military Camp Entertaining and Hospitality |
| People | Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) Corbin, N.C. (fl. 1880) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |