Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Two-page letter and envelope from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated April 1, 1861, acknowledging receipt of Spooner's "New System" [A New System of Paper Currency] and discussing the "making of banks."
Two-page letter from A. J. Rux in Mobile, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond Virginia], discussing the poor slave trade market and the suspension of several [banking?] houses.
Two-page letter from A. J. Rux in Clinton, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond Virginia], reporting on the sale of a slave named Ada and lamenting the poor slave trade market.
Two-page letter from A. J. Rux in Jordans Mill, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond Virginia] regarding the poor slave trade market and relaying a story heard about the Battle of Manassas.
Two-page letter from A. J. Rux in Union Town, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond Virginia] discussing an offer from a one S. Noland to buy out all 15 slaves in Rux's posession.
Slaves--Emancipation--United States; Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American; Antislavery movements--Massachusetts; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American; United States...
Three-page letter marked 'Confidential' to Lysander Spooner of Boston [Massachusetts] requesting his participation in an Executive Committee formed to advocate for the enlistment of blacks to fight in the Civil War. Signed by George L. Stearns on...
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
One-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to George M. Searle regarding Lysander Spooner's "book on currency" [A New System of Paper Currency].
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to L. [Lysander] Spooner dated January 31, 1861, dicussing an extradition case in Canada involving slave [John] Anderson.
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated November 8, 1861, discussing Spooner's correspondence with Mr. [Samuel?] Howe.
Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
One-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner, dated February 26, 1861, discussing the speech of Senator [Wilson?] on slavery "as law."
One-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner, dated November 20, 1861, acknowleding the receipt of Spooner's "The Sewing Machine Fraud."
One-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated October 19, 1861, thanking him for copies of letters between Spooner, [Samuel] Sewall, amd [Samuel?] Howe.
