Papers concerning the 1872 resolution of condemnation against Charles Sumner, 1862-1873.

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Papers concerning the 1872 resolution of condemnation against Charles Sumner, 1862-1873.

Papers concerning the censure vote against U.S. Senator Charles Sumner.

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Charles Sumner

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Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

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William Cullen Bryant (b. November 3, 1794, Cummington, Massachusetts-d. June 12, 1878, New York, New York), American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post....

Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875

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Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was the 18th vice president of the United States (1873–75) and a senator from Massachusetts (1855–73). Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading Republican, and a strong opponent of slavery. Wilson devoted his energies to the destruction of the "Slave Power" – the faction of slave owners and their political allies which anti-slavery Americans saw as dominating the country. Originally a Whig, Wil...

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier was a wildly popular New England poet. A deeply committed and active abolitionist, he wrote many of his poems with a political agenda, although distinguished by an open-minded tolerance so often lacking in his fellow abolitionists. Although his works are somewhat marred by overtly political and overly sentimental works, the core of his output stands as fine, lyrical American verse. From the description of John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1858 and 1876. (Pennsy...

Willson, E. B. (Edmund Burke), 1820-1895

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Son of the Reverend Luther Willson. Attended Harvard and Yale. Pastor at Salem, Massachusetts from 1859 to 1895. Believed that religion should not be taught in the public schools. Supported Horace Mann in the common school reform movement. Spoke out against slavery. Some of his sermons were published. From the description of Papers, 1806-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122318633 ...

Bliss, Philemon, 1814-1889

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Congdon, James Bunker, 1802-1880

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U.S. Army. Adjutant general's office.

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U.S. Congress, Senate.

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Neal, P. M.

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Brown, William H.

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W. Jones

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Davis, N. T.

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Streeter, Gilbert L. (Gilbert Lewis), 1823-1901

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Massachusetts. General court, 1873. House of representatives.

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Batchelor, George, 1836-1923

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Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876

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Physician, reformer, and husband of Julia Ward Howe. From the description of Papers, 1868. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46344998 Humanitarian crusader for many causes including Greek freedom, education for the disabled, prison reform, abolition, and black suffrage, Howe founded the Perkins School for the Blind and was the chairman of the Massachusetts Board of State Charities. When just out of the Harvard Medical School, he went to Greece as an army surgeon...

Phillips, Willard P. (Willard Peele), 1825-1901

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Shawran, R.

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S. H. Phillips

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Noyes, Edward F. (Edward Follansbee), 1832-1890

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Diplomat and governor of Ohio. From the description of Letter of Edward F. Noyes, 1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451813 American army officer, governor of Ohio and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cincinnati, to J.M. Dalzell, 1888 Jul. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609888 ...

Thompson, James W. (James William), 1805-1881

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Ward, Charles

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Epithet: of Add MS 35614 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000816.0x000178 Epithet: S African judge British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000816.0x000179 Epithet: of Add MS 32702 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000816.0x000177 ...

Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893

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Benjamin Franklin Butler was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, the sixth and youngest child of John Butler and Charlotte Ellison Butler. His father served under General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later became a privateer, dying of yellow fever in the West Indies not long after Benjamin was born. He was named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. His elder brother, Andrew Jackson Butler (1815–1864), would serve as a colonel in the Union Army during t...

Warren, George Washington, 1813-1883

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Warren, a lawyer, state legislator, and first mayor of Charlestown, Mass., was active in the Bunker Hill Monument Association, serving as president, 1847-1875. From the description of Correspondence, 1781-1910 (inclusive), 1846-1882 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122419303 From the guide to the George Washington Warren correspondence, 1781-1910 (inclusive), 1846-1882 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Congdon, James Bunker, 1802-1880

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Massachusetts. General court, 1872, extra session. House of representatives.

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Olney, Charles.

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J. B. Smith

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Sumner's

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Upton, H. F.

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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...

Cogswell, William, 1838-1895

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American soldier and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Charles Sumner and Henry Wilson, 1870 Apr. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899954 U.S. representative, Union army officer, and lawyer from Massachusetts. From the description of William Cogswell papers, 1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984123 William Cogswell was a Brigadier General in the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Regiment, during the Civ...

Phillips, Willard P. (Willard Peele), 1825-1901

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