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Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) to Judge Buell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07483.15 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) Place Written: Petersboro, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 November 1838 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 20 x 24.7 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that he has not yet received a reply from Buell to his letter of October 22nd and asks that he write soon. Addressed to Buell in Albany, by W. Raymond.

Smith was a United States reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist.

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874

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