Letter from Charles Sumner to E. M. Davis, 1856 November 2.
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Davis, Edward M., 1811-1887
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Davis, a Philadelphia Quaker, son-in-law of Lucretia Mott, and a director of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, was active in the American anti-slavery movement. From the description of Papers, 1830-1941 (inclusive), 1837-1850 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122468854 From the guide to the Edward Morris Davis papers, 1830-1941 (inclusive), 1837-1850 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...
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...
