Gerrit Smith (1797-1874)

Photograph by William Kurtz1874

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service
Washington, DC, United States

Gerrit Smith was a wealthy New York abolition financier, politician, and humanitarian. He was an advocate for African Americans and offered over a 1000 acres of land in the Adirondack region of New York to free blacks and fugitive slaves of good character. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was his first cousin.

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Title: Gerrit Smith (1797-1874)
Creator: Photograph by William Kurtz
Date Created: 1874
Contributor: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/frdo/exb/powerIdea/FRDO1986_garretSmith.html
Source: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Park Service Catalog Number: FRDO 1986
Measurements: L 22.1, W 17.5 cm
Materials: Paper

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service

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