Letter, ca. 1869, [Washington, D.C.?], to Mrs. Hamilton Fish.

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Letter, ca. 1869, [Washington, D.C.?], to Mrs. Hamilton Fish.

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In a letter to the wife of President Grant's Secretary of State, Sumner must decline an invitation because of "the want of perfect health & the pressure of many matters which have increased a growing indisposition to keep late hours away from home."

1 item (2 p.), in folder ; 26 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Fish, Julia Kean.

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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...