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Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 National Liberty Party: at the National Liberty Party Convention, held in Syracuse September 30th, 1852, the following resolutions reported by Gerrit Smith, as chairman of the Business Committee, were unanimously adopted...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.35 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Place Written: Syracuse, New York Type: Printed document Date: October 1852 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

The Convention, held in Syracuse 30 September and 1 October 1852, chose to nominate William Goodell as President and S. M. Bell as Vice President. Includes Gerrit Smith's address to the Party. Lists officers nominated to lead the New York State Liberty Party Convention.

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Goodell, William, 1792-1878

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