{"product_id":"1839-gerrit-smith-to-henry-clay-original-abolitionist-pamphlet","title":"1839 Gerrit Smith To Henry Clay Original Abolitionist Pamphlet","description":"\u003cp\u003e1839 GERRIT SMITH TO HENRY CLAY – ORIGINAL ABOLITIONIST PAMPHLET\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffered is an original 1839 first-edition printing of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLETTER OF GERRIT SMITH TO HON. HENRY CLAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epublished in New York by the American Anti-Slavery Society as No. 8 of the famous Anti-Slavery Examiner series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important antebellum abolitionist pamphlet preserves one of the most significant political and moral debates of pre-Civil War America. Gerrit Smith, renowned reformer, philanthropist, abolitionist, and later supporter of John Brown, directly challenged the views of Senator Henry Clay regarding slavery, emancipation, and the future of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished more than twenty years before the Civil War, this pamphlet represents the growing national conflict that would eventually divide the nation. Smith's arguments for immediate abolition stand in sharp contrast to Clay's gradualist approach and provide a powerful contemporary statement from the abolition movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pamphlet was issued by the American Anti-Slavery Society at 143 Nassau Street, New York, one of the most influential anti-slavery organizations in American history. Original examples with their printed green wrappers survive far less frequently than institutional rebound copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA desirable piece of abolitionist history connecting two of the most important political figures of nineteenth-century America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: Original green printed wrapper present. Moderate foxing, edge wear, small losses and handling wear consistent with age. Original stitching intact. Please examine photographs carefully for complete condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn increasingly scarce abolition-era publication suitable for collectors of slavery, abolition, Civil War, African American history, reform movements, and important nineteenth-century Americana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52379157922074,"sku":"EB-327222132474","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_9f4d7b25-49cb-4b82-b6ea-ceba2f06d0b4.jpg?v=1782056979","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1839-gerrit-smith-to-henry-clay-original-abolitionist-pamphlet","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}