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Gerrit Smith writes to William Lloyd Garrison that "Of all men you are the man to review Sumner's Letter to the colored gentlemen - I beg you to do it." In the postscript, Smith writes, "This is bad news from N. Carolina!"
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2v23x881x
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Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1872 Aug[ust] 2
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2v23x881x
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1872 Aug[ust] 2
description
Gerrit Smith writes to William Lloyd Garrison that "Of all men you are the man to review Sumner's Letter to the colored gentlemen - I beg you to do it." In the postscript, Smith writes, "This is bad news from N. Carolina!"
date
["August 2, 1872"]
year
1872
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5013043
creators
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Presidents--United States--Election--1872
Social reformers--United States
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (1 p.) ; 14 x 13 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white, lined paper with a faint embossed oval in the head- spine corner. Above the salutation, the number "53" is written in pencil.
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Peterboro, [New York]
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2v23x881x
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document
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