Jerry Rescue collection, [ca. 1850-1860].

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Jerry Rescue collection, [ca. 1850-1860].

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Broadside of an address by Gerrit Smith at the "Convention celebrating the rescue of the Man Jerry"; song lyrics for the second anniversary; notes, photographs, and other printed material relating to the Syracuse protests against the return of the slave William Henry; includes a series of songs written for celebrations of the anniversary of the Jerry Rescue with lyrics by William Lloyd Garrison, John Pierpont, and John G. Whittier.

.3 cubic ft. (1-5 in. letter box; 1 folder).

New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6865911

New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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