Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Gerrit Smith's acceptance
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.39 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Place Written: Syracuse, New York Type: Printed document Date: 4 August 1858 Pagination: 4 p. ; 31.8 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Includes a State Mass Convention's nomination of Smith as a candidate for Governor of New York. Contains Smith's reply, which begins: "My years have been spent in seclusion. My habits are all formed to private life. It is emphatically true that public employments are not to my taste. Nevertheless, Gentlemen, I accept the nomination."
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