Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1853 Jan[uar]y 1

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1853 Jan[uar]y 1
Description:
Gerrit Smith writes to William Lloyd Garrison stating that when he picked up the Liberator this morning he remembered that "it is a long time since I have paid any thing on my subscription" and so encloses $10 (not included) with the letter. He also tells Garrison, "Well, I am to go to Congress!" (Smith had just been elected as a representative from New York to the 33rd Congress), and shares his plan to move to Washington and his need to find a place to live.
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 1, 1853
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
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 21 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x560j
Terms of Use:
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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, lined paper. In the head- spine corner, there is a checkmark drawn in pencil, while next to the salutation the number "2" is written in pencil. On the verso, another handwriting (from Smith's) has written "Gerrit Smith Peterboro' N.Y. 5 Jany 1853 $10".
Identifier:
4839013
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.22, p.3
Barcode:
39999085439147