[Manuscript draft of a letter from Lysander Spooner to Gerrit Smith, Lewis Tappan, William Goodell, and others]

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Creator / Contributor: Spooner, Lysander, 1808-1887
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1847
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Goodell, William, 1792-1878
Title: [Manuscript draft of a letter from Lysander Spooner to Gerrit Smith, Lewis Tappan, William Goodell, and others]
Collection Title: Lysander Spooner papers, 1836-1886
Date: 1856-03-12
Description: Manuscript draft of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts], dated March 12, 1856, to "Gerrit Smith, Lewis Tappan, William Goodell and others" dated March 12, 1856, explaining the reasons that Spooner has not joined the Liberty Party. At end, an additional note addressed to Gerrit Smith, requesting that he read the letter and then forward it on to Goodell if he thinks it proper.
Identifier: nyhs_lsp_v-01_239
Mss Collection - Lysander Spooner papers
Subject: Antislavery movements-United States
Slavery--Law and Legislation
Subject corporate name: Liberty Party (U.S.)
Material type or medium of original: Letters (correspondence)
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