Letter : Nahant, Mass., to Mr. Purvis, [not after 1868].

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Letter : Nahant, Mass., to Mr. Purvis, [not after 1868].

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Holograph letter dated "July 29" in which Sumner mentions receiving a note from Sir David Brewster and announces his intention to call on Mr. Purvis in Boston.

1 item (1 leaf) ; 19 cm.

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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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...