Letter from Gerrit Smith, H[ouse] of Representatives, [Washington, District of Columbia], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1854 July 28

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Gerrit Smith, H[ouse] of Representatives, [Washington, District of Columbia], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1854 July 28
Description:
Gerrit Smith writes to William Lloyd Garrison claiming that he is perhaps "flattering yourself that Congress is fast becoming Garrisonian." He tells Garrison that "only 45 [members of Congress] voted this morning for Mr. [Thomas D.] Eliot's motion to ... bring in a Bill to repeal the infamous Fugutive Slave Act. 120 voted against it."
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
July 28, 1854
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
Eliot, Thomas D. (Thomas Dawes), 1808-1870
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 20 x 13 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x574w
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
H[ouse] of Representatives, [Washington, District of Columbia]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper with a checkmark drawn in pencil in the head- spine corner. Under the salutation, the number "97" is drawn in pencil. while along the spine edge of the page, the phrase "V24, P92" is written in pencil. On the verso, another handwriting has written a brief paragraph beginning, "The court looks pretty much the same ..." and describing the actions of some people.
Identifier:
4847180
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.24, p.92
Barcode:
39999085439188