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Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 To the Editors of the Emancipator, Boston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.13 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Place Written: Peterboro, New York Type: Printed letter Date: 23 August 1847 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Discusses an extract of a letter he wrote in 1843 printed in a recent issue of the Emancipator. Pertains to Smith's views of the Liberty Party.

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874

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