Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 to Greene C. Bronson

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GLC#
GLC04717.19-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
18 October 1854
Author/Creator
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Title
to Greene C. Bronson
Place Written
Peterboro, New York
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 29.7 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Retaliates against Bronson, former chief justice of the Supreme Court, who depicted Smith as an example of misconduct in a letter to Mr. Delevan. Discusses the political opinions of Myron Holley Clark, a candidate for Governor (Clark was Governor of New York 1855-1857). Contains a handwritten correction (possibly in Smith's hand) on page one, and cloth tape along crease.

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