Letter to Charles Sumner, 16 May 1839.

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Letter to Charles Sumner, 16 May 1839.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234339781

Letter on a variety of topics, including Phillip's new position on the Suffolk County court, legal publishing in Boston, Little Brown & Co., Joseph Story, the coronation of Queen Victoria and other matters. Sumner was vacationing in Europe at the time.

1 folded sheet (4 p.) ; 25 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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SNAC Resource ID: 7111539

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Story, Joseph, 1779-1845

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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...

Phillips, Willard, 1784-1873

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Phillips graduated from Harvard in 1810, was assistant editor of the North American Review, a member of the Massachusetts Legislature (1825-1827), a probate judge for Suffolk County (1839-1847), president of the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company (1843-1873). From the description of Letter to Charles Sumner, 16 May 1839. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339781 Willard Phillips received his A.B. from Harvard in 1810. From the description...