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Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 to Horace Greeley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.72 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Place Written: Peterboro, New York Type: Printed letter Date: 1 October 1872 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 33.4 cm, Width: 21.7 cm Order a Copy

Mentions Greeley's run for the Presidency, noting "It is surely not for me to question the propriety of your being upon an electioneering tour." Agrees with Greeley that the reconciliation of the North and South should be the focus of the campaign, but disagrees with Greeley's "mode of treating" the topic. Criticizes the Democratic Party, declaring that "Kukluxism and Democracy are one."

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

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