Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : New York, 1869 Jan. 24.

BIB_ID
296645
Accession number
MA 1305.20
Creator
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874.
Display Date
1869 Jan. 24.
Credit line
Acquired before 1949.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 20.4 cm
Notes
City of writing illegible.
Part of the Jacob Heaton scrapbook, which contains over 100 entries, letters, photographs, engravings and ephemera related primarily to the abolitionist movement. Items of importance have been described in 45 individual catalog records (MA 1305.1-45); see collection record for more information.
Summary
Stating that he is happy to learn that Jacob Heaton "still lives," and that he is "more happy to learn ... that the love of Freedom ... still lives in [him]." Sending (not present) his photograph as Heaton requested.