Collection, 1863-1873.

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Collection, 1863-1873.

The American Negro Historical Society Papers contain 1 letter from Sumner to the Pennsylvania State Equal Rights League, 1868 Dec. 8. The Cadwalader Collection contains 3 letters from Sumner to Richard Peters, 1836 Nov. 23, 1836 Dec. 20, and 1843 Feb. 2; and MS draft of John Cadwalader Remarks on the assault committed by Preston Brooks upon Sumner, [ca.1856], (ca. 95pp). The Salmon P. Chase Papers contain 5 letters from Sumner to Chase, 1845 Dec. 11, 1864 Nov. 20, 1864 Dec. 21, 1865 July 1, and 1865 Oct. 17; and 1 letter from Chase to Sumner, 1865 Apr. 8. The Dreer Collection contains 1 letter from Alexis H. C. de Tocqueville to Sumner, 1856; 1 letter from Sumner to [ ], 1868 Aug. 30; and 1 letter from Sumner to [ ], 1869 Dec. 24. The Edward Carey Gardiner Collection contains 1 letter from Sumner to Mrs. Henry C. Baird, [undated]; 1 letter from Sumner to Henry C. Carey, 1868 Dec. 14; 1 letter from Caroline M. Tyler to Henry C. Carey, 1869 May 26 concerning Sumner's speech; and 1 letter from C. G. Von Rosen to Henry C. Carey, 1869 May 23 concerning Sumner's speech. The Gratz Collection contains 1 letter from Joel F. Asper to Sumner, 1869 Aug. 3; 1 letter from Thomas Crawford, 1842 Jan. 4; 2 letters from Sumner to Rufus W. Griswold, 1842 Aug. 2 and 1858 Mar. 17; 1 letter from John G. Palfrey to Sumner, 1848 Feb. 14; 1 letter from Sumner to Mrssrs. Pennington ? 1 letter from William Whewell to Sumner, 1845 Dec. 8; 1 letter from Sumner to [ ] Whipple, [not after Dec. 30]; 3 letters from Sumner to [ ], 1865 Feb.17, 1871 Mar. 11 and [undated]; and a quotation from Milton's, Sonnet to Fairfax, used in Sumner's oration, The true grandeur of nations, 1845. The Helena Hubbell Collection contains 1 letter from Sumner to [ ], 1837 May 5. The Charles Godfrey Leland Papers contain 1 letter from Sumner to Charles Leland, 1856 Oct. 10; and a newspaper clipping giving slavery as the principle cause of the Civil War and reprimands Senator Charles Sumner for having supported pro-slavery bills, [no place], [1861 Oct. 19]. The George G. Meade Papers contain 1 letter from Edgar Cowan to General Meade concerning Sumner, Stevens and Co., 1866 Jan. 23. The Society Collection contains 1 letter from Sumner to Rev. C. M. Butler, 1853 Dec. 31 (photocopy); 1 letter from Theoph. P. Chandler to Sumner, 1862 Dec. 31; 1 letter from Sumner to Henry W. Longfellow, 1870 Jan. 22; 1 letter from John H. Rice to Sumner, 1863 Jan. 20; 3 letters from Sumner to [ ], 1847 Nov. 26, [not after Dec. 25], and [undated]; 1 letter from Sumner to Col. [ ], [undated]; and 1 check signed by Sumner, 1869 Apr. 14. The Hannah Severn Collection contains 1 letter from Sumner to [ ] Field, 1865 Sept. 7. The Mary L. Suydom Collection contains a check signed by Sumner, 1873 Feb. 19. The Wallace Papers contain 1 letter from Sumner to John B. Wallace, 1835 Jan. 13.

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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...