Gerrit Smith to Frederick Douglass, September 6, 1862
Peterboro
Sept 6, 1862
My dear friend
I have just finished reading your Sept. no. Colonization is the exponent of the negro-hatred, which fills & fires the base heart of this nation. And this negro-hatred is now reaching out & consummating our national union—
Our superlatively guilty nation must repent or perish—& I see very little prospect of its repenting—
The enclosed Dft. is to help sustain your excellent Monthly—
My health has been poor for 3 months—-
Yr. friend
Gerrit Smith
Creator
Smith, Gerrit
Date
September 6, 1862
Description
Gerrit Smith to Frederick Douglass. ALS: General Correspondence File, reel 1, frame 735, Frederick Douglass Papers, DLC. Worries about the health of the nation and sends contribution to Douglass’ Monthly.
Publisher
This document was calendared in the published volume and has not been published in full before.
Collection
Library of Congress, Frederick Douglass Papers
Type
Letters
Publication Status
Unpublished