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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04717.32 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection related to Gerrit Smith |
| Title | Gerrit Smith to the Liberty Party of New-Hampshire |
| Date | 18 March 1848 |
| Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Criticizes the Liberty Party of New Hampshire for voting for slaveholders. Encourages the state to reconstruct a "true" liberty party, "a Party, which will sooner perish than vote for a proslavery man- and a Party, too, which will practically recognize the doctrine of the equal rights of all men." |
| Subjects | Civil Rights Liberty Reform Movement African American History Slavery Abolition Politics Election Government and Civics |
| People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Place written | Peterboro, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Smith, a politician from New York, served as a U.S. Representative from 1853-1854. He was a noted philanthropist and social reformer active in anti-slavery campaigns and women's rights. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |