Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 to Chancellor Walworth
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.15 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Place Written: Peterboro, New York Type: Printed letter Date: 25 August 1849 Pagination: 2 p. ; 32.6 x 19.9. Order a Copy
Smith responds to a paper Walworth signed as chairman of an unspecified committee. Attacks Walworth's claim "that democracy and slavery may be in full fellowship with each other." Reuben Hyde Walworth served as Chancellor of the State of New York from 1828-1848.
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