Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Hon. F. Whittlesey of Rochester
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.68 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Place Written: Peterboro, New York Type: Printed letter Date: 1 February 1845 Pagination: 3 p. ; 32 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Criticizes Whittlesey for advocating a plan for higher rates of toll on the Oswego River than on the western part of the Erie Canal. Smith calls it "discrimination in tolls." Whittlesey served as a United States Representative from New York 1831-1834, and as a justice of the State supreme court in 1847 and 1848.
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