Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [Smithfield, New York], to his townsmen, 1862 October 6th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [Smithfield, New York], to his townsmen, 1862 October 6th
Description:
In this typed letter addressed to "the Town of Smithfield, [New York]", Gerrit Smith acknowledges the toll the American Civil War has taken on the community and asks them to vote for the Republican party in the coming election for New York governor, asking, "Is it not the Republican Party, that is on the side of the country?" He compares the Republican and Democratic parties views of the war, using speeches by the two candidates for governor, Republican General [James S.] Wadsworth and Democratic Governor [Horatio] Seymour. Smith then discusses the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation and the conduct of President Lincoln, arguing that "there is no other way in which they can sustain him [President Lincoln] so effectively as by making the majority of James S. Wadsworth for the office of Governor of the Empire State exceeed one hundred thousand."
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Date:
October 6, 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
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Wadsworth, James S. (James Samuel), 1807-1864
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 31 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xx83d
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Place of origin:
Peterboro, [Smithfield, New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5108518
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.152A
Barcode:
39999085426904