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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09189 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Martin Smith to his mother discussing politics and the "divine institution" of slavery |
| Date | 20 December 1863 |
| Author | Smith, Martin (fl. 1863) |
| Additional authors | Smith, Elizabeth (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Boyce, Harriet |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Martin Smith, a Southerner, writes to his mother about the "divine institution of negro slavery" and "old Abe and his abolition crew." Comments on his sister's health and his own injury. Also signed by his sister, Elizabeth. |
| Subjects | Abolition Reform Movement President Religion Confederate States of America |
| People | Smith, Martin (fl. 1863) Smith, Elizabeth (fl. 1862-1863) Boyce, Harriet (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Blue Rock, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Religion; Slavery & Abolition; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother |