Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Gerrit Smith's acceptance

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GLC#
GLC04717.39-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
4 August 1858
Author/Creator
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Title
Gerrit Smith's acceptance
Place Written
Syracuse, New York
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Includes a State Mass Convention's nomination of Smith as a candidate for Governor of New York. Contains Smith's reply, which begins: "My years have been spent in seclusion. My habits are all formed to private life. It is emphatically true that public employments are not to my taste. Nevertheless, Gentlemen, I accept the nomination."

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