Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1851 December 31

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Title:
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1851 December 31
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Gerrit Smith thanks Garrison for finding a "volume of selections from your speeches & writings" in his office. Smith values the volume "because of the merit of its pages, but also, because you have presented it to me." He then states that "To be numbered by William Lloyd Garrison among his friends is one of my highest gratifications and honors." Smith also reports that his "dear wife is in stable health."
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 31, 1851
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x201r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Peterboro, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper with an embossed logo of a shield in the head- spine corner. Inside the shield is an anchor surrounded by the words, "Gray & SB Hague Albany". A checkmark has been drawn over the logo in pencil, while towards the fore edge of the logo, the number "160" has been written, also in pencil. In the tail- spine corner, the phrase "V20, P159" is written in pencil, vertically facing the fore edge.
Identifier:
4746573
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.20, p.159
Barcode:
39999085504395