Letters to George Livermore, 1862-1911; bulk: 1862-1863.

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Letters to George Livermore, 1862-1911; bulk: 1862-1863.

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Letters from Charles Sumner to Cambridge, Mass. historian and abolitionist George Livermore regarding the pen used by Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation, 1862-63. Charles Sumner sent the pen to George Livermore on January 9, 1863. The letters discuss Livermore's request for Sumner to save the pen, President Lincoln's resolve to sign the Emancipation Proclamation, and the official signing of the Proclamation on January 1, 1863. Also includes a letter sent from Mrs. William [Ellen Peabody] Endicott, Jr. requesting the pen to be displayed at the "Sanitary Fair" in Dec. 1863; and a letter from Charles Sumner discussing Livermore's refusal to allow the pen to be displayed. The collection also includes a draft of an article printed in the Massachusetts Historical Society Proceedings regarding the donation of the pen from Col. William Livermore to the Society in 1911.

1 narrow box.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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Livermore, George, 1809-1865

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Boston antiquarian and commission merchant. From the description of George Livermore letters [manuscript], 1852, 1865. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648019048 ...