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I shall never forget the ecstasy with which I received the intelligence that my old master (Anthony) had determined to let me go to Baltimore, to live with Mr.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I shall never forget the ecstasy with which I received the intelligence that my old master (Anthony) had determined to…”
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Douglass expresses his joy upon learning he would be allowed to leave the plantation for Baltimore, marking a significant moment in his life.
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