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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02448.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Gerrit Smith to Ulysses S. Grant transmits a circular (not included) which contains an extract from one of President Grant's recent speeches |
| Date | 11 December 1874 |
| Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Recipient | Grant, Ulysses S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Smith, a prominent abolitionist, philanthropist, and political reformer, transmits a circular (not included) which contains an extract from one of President Grant's recent speeches (not included, but possibly on the topic of civil rights). |
| Subjects | President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Civil Rights Jim Crow African American History Reform Movement Government and Civics |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Place written | Peterboro, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Gerrit Smith was a supporter of abolition, women's rights, temperance, and civil rights. He was a supporter of John Brown and provided Brown with funding for his raid on Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. He was elected to the United States Congress as a member of the Free Soil party and ran as a third-party candidate for U.S. President and for Governor of New York. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |