Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]62 De[cember] 13

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]62 De[cember] 13
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Gerrit Smith encloses $20 (not included) "in connection with my subscription to the Liberator." He also shares his confidence in the President's [Emancipation] Proclamation, calling President Lincoln "honest - but queer."
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[December 13, 1862]
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
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 21 x 13 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x668z
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
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 with an embossed oval logo in the head- spine corner. Under the salutation, the number "139" is written in pencil.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4865738
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.165A
Barcode:
39999085439360