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Gerrit Smith letter to Selah Mathews, Esq., 1840 August 28.
Wyles SC 212LOCAL
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Title:
Gerrit Smith letter to Selah Mathews, Esq., 1840 August 28Creator/Contributor:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Mathews, Selah, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
One holograph letter written in Peterboro, N. Y. and signed by Gerrit Smith about enclosing a Compensation Certificate, his
sister's side of the family, and his late father's estate.
Date:
1840 (issued)Subject:
n-us-nyPoliticians -- New York (State)
Abolitionists -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century
Abolitionnistes -- New York (État) -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
Abolitionists
Politicians
New York (State)
Smith, Gerrit -- 1797-1874 -- Correspondence
Smith, Gerrit -- 1797-1874
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Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Gerrit Smith was a leading United States social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist, who was a candidate
for President of the United States in 1848, 1856, and 1860 and a significant contributor of both land and money to the African-American
community in North Elba, New York.
Cite as: [Identification of item], Gerrit Smith letter to Selah Matthews, Esq.. Wyles SC 212. Department of Special Collections,
Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Type:
letters (correspondence)History.
Personal correspondence.
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.
Physical Description:
1 item (1 leaf) ; 26 x 41 cm. folded to 26 x 21 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Wyles SC 212LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.