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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04717.62 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection related to Gerrit Smith |
| Title | A letter from the Hon. Gerrit Smith, to the Cuban Anti-Slavery Committee, New York |
| Date | 14 February 1873 |
| Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Smith writes, "As I view it, our Government should, long ago, have conceded belligerent rights to the Cubans struggling for freedom from the yoke of Spain and from the yoke of Slavery... The world is too far advanced in a rational civilization and in an all-comprehending fraternal religion, that it should any longer be allowable for the nations to stand still whilst one of them continues to indulge in the horrid crimes of which, if they were ever guilty, they have thoroughly repented." Notes that Samuel Raymond Scottron served as the committee's president, and H. H. Garnet as vice president. Scottron was a prominent African American inventor from Brooklyn, New York. |
| Subjects | Reform Movement Abolition African American History Slavery Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Caribbean Latin and South America African Americans in Government Religion |
| People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) Scottron, Samuel Raymond (b. 1841) Gernet, H. H. (fl. 1873) |
| Place written | Peterboro, New York |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Smith, a politician from New York, served as a U.S. Representative from 1853-1854. He was a noted philanthropist and social reformer active in anti-slavery campaigns and women's rights. Scottron was a prominent African American inventor from Brooklyn, New York. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |