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Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Gerrit Smith to the Anti-Dramshop Party. A mutual disappointment!

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.61 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Place Written: Peterboro, New York Type: Printed document Date: 6 November 1872 Pagination: 2 p. ; 35.6 x 21.1 cm. Order a Copy

Smith, active in the temperance movement, discusses the Republican, Democratic, Anti-Dramshop, and Prohibition political parties.

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874

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