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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04717.67 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection related to Gerrit Smith |
| Title | Gerrit Smith to Hon. H. C. Goodwin, M.C. regarding relations with France |
| Date | 5 January 1855 |
| Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Recipient | Goodwin, M.C. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Smith writes, "I am happy to see, in the proceedings of the House of Representatives, the proposition to take up the Bill for the relief of the sufferers by French spoliations... We must remember the condition of our country in 1778, in order to estimate rightly the value to her of the Treaties, which she made with France, in that year..." Henry Charles Goodwin served as a United States Representative from New York 1853-1854 and 1857-1858. |
| Subjects | Reform Movement Congress Government and Civics Petition Maritime Finance Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs France Quasi-war Treaty Revolutionary War |
| People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) Goodwin, H. C. (Henry Charles) (1824-1860) |
| Place written | Peterboro, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| 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. Henry Charles Goodwin served as a United States Representative from New York 1853-1854 and 1857-1858. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |