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[stamped “Department of State * Received * JUL 5 1889]
Indianapolis, July 2nd 1889
Hon James G. Blaine
Sec’y of State Wash D.C
My Dear Sir:
You al will allow me on the part of my people to congratulate you most heartily for commissioning Hon Frederick Douglass Minister to Hayti. He is the Lion of our race and represents in its most fullest sense the honor and dignity of our people.
In this connection I might add that the appointment of Lynch and Townsend of Indiana and other recognition recently had is more than ample testimony of the fairness of the administration toward the colored people of the entire country.
Gratefully yours Geo. F. Jones
547 N. Miss St
July 1889
Mission Hayti.
Frederick Douglass
Recomd
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of State.
National Archives Identifier: 594982
Full Citation: Letter from George Jones to James G. Blaine Recommending Frederick Douglass as United States Minister to Haiti; 7/2/1889; Applications and Recommendations for Public Office, 1797 – 1901; General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/douglass-minister-haiti/, April 8, 2026]
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