Charles Sumner letter to John Bozman Kerr 1856 October 16

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Charles Sumner letter to John Bozman Kerr 1856 October 16

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Letter from Charles Sumner to John Bozman Kerr, 15 October 1856, regarding Sumner's recovery from his recent beating on the Senate floor, when he was almost killed by South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks.

.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Kerr, John Bozman,

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Sumner, Charles,

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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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Massachusetts lawyer and U.S. Senator, 1851-1874. He was an ardent abolitionist who attacked the south in his "crime against Kansas" speech in 1856. Two days later he was assaulted in the Senate, receiving injuries that took him years to recover from. From the description of Letters, 1858-1869. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768315 Born in Boston, Mass., the U.S. statesman Charles Sumner studied law at Harvard and practiced law in his native ci...

Brooks, Preston S.

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