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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04717.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection related to Gerrit Smith |
| Title | Gerrit Smith to William Henry Seward regarding the latter's anti-slavery stance |
| Date | 13 March 1855 |
| Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Recipient | Seward, William Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Smith writes to Seward, a United States Senator from New York. Praises Seward's intellectualism and philanthropic spirit. Notes that Seward's recent speech on the Fugitive Slave Act "does not, in all respects, come up to my expectation of what would fall from you on such as occasion." Questions Seward's dedication to abolition. In closing, writes "I own, that you stand, as an antislavery man, very far above most of our statesmen. But I would have you stand still farther above them." |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Abolition Politics Reform Movement American Statesmen |
| People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Peterboro, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition |
| 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. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |