Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 to Frederick Douglass

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
25 May 1852
Author/Creator
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Title
to Frederick Douglass
Place Written
Peterboro, New York
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Smith offers his opinions on Lajos Kossuth, the Hungarian revolutionary hero. Writes, "I have not seen Kossuth:- but I have read his Speeches. The impression they have made upon me is, that he is not only transcendently eloquent- especially when his country, his deeply wronged country, is his theme- but that he is a man of extraordinary judgment, discernment, skill, tact: and that he is, moreover, eminently unselfish..." Praises the growth of good principles that result from revolution. Includes a handwritten correction on page three.

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