Letter and notes, 1864.

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Letter and notes, 1864.

The letter dated 1864 is an introductory letter for a Boston merchant. One note, dated 1865, is the title for a eulogy for Abraham Lincoln: "The Promises of the Declaration of Independence, Eulogy before the Municipal Authorities of the City of Boston." The other, undated, is unrelated to both other documents.

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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...