Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1855 March 24

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Title:
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1855 March 24
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Gerrit Smith thanks Garrison for his "cordial invitation" but insists that he must decline it as he "decline[s] all invitations to deliver an Address & I must decline this." Smith explains that even when "caught in an ordinary meeting" he does not enjoy making speeches and even though he "honor[s] the Amer[ican] Anti-Slavery Society" he cannot accept the offer. He notes "that slavery has been very faint for many years, & is getting fainter & fainter" and says he will still write for the end of slavery.
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
March 24, 1855
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 (2 p.) ; 20 x 25 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x582k
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 a faint embossed octagon in the head- fore corner of the first page. In the head- spine corner of the first page, a small checkmark has been drawn in pencil, while alongside the salutation, the number "21" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
4849127
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.25, p.21
Barcode:
39999085439204