I should like to write a book on those countries, if for nothing else, to make grateful mention of the many dear friends whose benevolent actions towards me are ineffaceably stamped upon my memory, and warmly treasured in my heart.
Douglass expresses his desire to write a book about his time abroad, primarily to acknowledge the kindness of friends who supported him.
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