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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC04717.11 |
From Archive Folder | Collection related to Gerrit Smith |
Title | Report From the County of Madison |
Date | 13 November 1843 |
Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Smith inspires Madison County abolitionists following a recent election: "We have 'kept' the whole antislavery 'faith.' We have stood up for all its righteous and glorious principles; and have stood by each other. We have pursued slavery, hotly and unsparingly, into all its hiding-places, whether in the Church or in the State." |
Subjects | Election Abolition Slavery African American History Reform Movement Religion |
People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
Place written | Peterboro, New York |
Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
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 |
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