Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]63 De[cember] 26.

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]63 De[cember] 26.
Description:
Gerrit Smith writes to William Lloyd Garrison wishing him "A merry Christmas to you & yours!" Smith then discusses the last issue of the Liberator and mentions going to "Montreal to be with dear [Joshua Reed] Giddings in his trial." He tells Garrison that while he "immediately wrote out" his work his printer has not been able to print it and he will send it to Garrison in a few days.
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[December 26, 1863]
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
Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed), 1795-1864
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 21 x 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x727x
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 paper with a faint, circular, embossed logo in the head- spine corner of the first page. Under the salutation, the number "176" is written in pencil.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4955716
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.94B
Barcode:
39999085439493