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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06593.17 |
| From Archive Folder | Resolutions and other papers from the Anti-Slavery Society in New York |
| Title | Letter to Gerrit Smith [incomplete] discussing the upcoming Friends of Liberty Convention |
| Date | ca. 1841 |
| Recipient | Smith, Gerrit |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the upcoming Friends of Liberty Convention, with Smith, a New York abolitionist. Notes that one object of the Convention is to extend circulation of anti-slavery material to the abolitionists of Madison and Onondaga County, New York. Relates that if Smith addresses the convention, his address should be basic, since many people in Madison and Oneida Counties are not yet familiar with the anti-slavery movement. Comments on other details of the convention. Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location inferred from content. |
| Subjects | African American History Abolition Slavery Reform Movement |
| People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |