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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08873 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1838 |
| Title | Letter of Gerrit Smith to President Schmucker |
| Date | 19 June 1838 |
| Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Smith discusses his and Schmucker's shared disapproval of the Colonization Society. Defends the Anti-Slavery Society against Schmucker's criticism. Also covers Schmucker's opinions of temperance. Contains several spots of water damage in former creases. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Colonization Abolition Reform Movement Temperance and Prohibition Alcohol |
| People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) Schmucker, S. S. (Samuel Simon) (1799-1873) |
| Place written | Peterboro, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Schmucker was a noted Lutheran minister and professor. From 1826 to 1864 he served as professor of didactic theology and chairman of the faculty in Gettysburg Theological Seminary. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |