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Letter from Gerrit Smith, Geneva, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1872 July 20

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white, lined paper. Above the first line of the letter, along the spine edge, the number "40" is written in pencil.Gerrit Smith writes to William Lloyd Garrison saying that he has "longed to exchange thoughts" with Garrison since reading his works on Charles Sumner and "poor [Horace] Greeley." Smith mentions "the honor done me by the Philadelphia Convention" referring to his speech opening the 1872 Republican National Convention, and says, "I have often said that Garrison instead of myself should have been there to receive the honor." Smith discusses his "speech in Peterboro" and its treatment of Sumner and Greeley, stating that while Garrison "thinks much worse of him [Greeley] than I do" he is surprised that Garrison "still believe[s] Sumner to be an honest man." Smith then refers to a conversation he had with Lydia Maria Child about the election and her dislike of Henry Wilson, the Republican nominee for vice president. In discussing the 1872 presidential election, Smith "fear[s] that Greeley will carry this state but I still believe that Grant will be elected."
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Child, Lydia Maria 1802 1880
  3. Correspondence
  4. Election
  5. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  6. Greeley, Horace 1811 1872
  7. History
  8. Political Conventions
  9. Presidents
  10. Republican National Convention
  11. Smith, Gerrit 1797 1874
  12. Social Reformers
  13. Sumner, Charles 1811 1874
  14. United States
  15. Wilson, Henry 1812 1875

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