Charles Sumner scrapbooks of personal and political clippings, 1850-1874.
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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
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Charles Sumner was born on January 6, 1811 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Relief Jacob and Charles Pinckney Sumner. He graduated from Boston Latin School (1826), Harvard University (1830), and Harvard Law School (1833), and joined the abolitionist movement in Boston, centered in his home neighborhood of Beacon Hill. He acted as co-counsel in a case, Roberts v. City of Boston, that challenged the segregation of Boston’s public school system. In 1852, Sumner was elected to the United States Senate. ...
Hooper, Edward William, 1839-1901
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Hooper was treasurer of Harvard College (1876-1898). During the Civil War, he served as additional aide-de-camp on the staff of General Rufus Saxton, Department of the South, and on the staff of General John Adams Dix, Department of the East. From the description of Letters, 1862-1892 (inclusive), 1862-1865 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612367510 From the guide to the Edward William Hooper letters, 1862-1892 (inclusive), 1862-1865 (bulk)., (Houghton Libra...
Pierce, Edward Lillie, 1829-1897
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Supporters of President Grant removed Sumner as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate in 1871. Edward L. Pierce defended the reputation of Sumner after this episode became a matter of fresh historical controversy in 1877. Others involved in the controversy were Lothrop Motley, John Jay, and Hamilton Fish. From the description of Clippings concerning Charles Sumner and President U.S. Grant : album, 1877-1878. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612815430 ...
George H. Blake
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