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Frederick Douglass: And here I saw what I had never seen before; it was a white face beaming with the most kindly emotions; it was the face…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
And here I saw what I had never seen before; it was a white face beaming with the most kindly emotions; it was the face of my new mistress, Sophia Auld.
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Frederick Douglass

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Upon arriving at his new home in Baltimore, Douglass recounts his first impression of his mistress, Sophia Auld.

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