Letter, Alleghany Mts., Pennsylvania, to "My dear Jay," 1856 August 15.

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Letter, Alleghany Mts., Pennsylvania, to "My dear Jay," 1856 August 15.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23251110

Handwritten letter. Sumner writes he is convalescing but doubts his full speaking abilities will return.

4 p. ; 20 x 16 cm.

Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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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...