Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 to Elizabeth Oakes Smith
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.026 Author/Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 1, 1851 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Greeley tries to discourage Smith from founding a woman's newspaper as a poor business decision and discusses differences between business and reform. He concludes by preferring that they be "former acquaintances" rather than "friends" or "enemies." With a docket on page 1 by recipient: "full of conceited assumptions by no means warranted by my communication to him. E.O.S."
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