Charles Edward Lester papers concerning Life and public services of Charles Sumner, 1874 and undated.

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Charles Edward Lester papers concerning Life and public services of Charles Sumner, 1874 and undated.

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Includes a scrapbook compiled by Lester with revised proof sheets, draft fragments, and a history of his Life and services of Charles Sumner (1874), clippings and memorabilia of Sumner, and a letter to Lester from Edwin Hubbell Chapin. There are also photographs, an engraved portrait, and clippings concerning Sumner, as well as two autograph letters by Sumner.

1 box (.25 linear ft.)

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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...

Lester, C. Edward (Charles Edward), 1815-1890,

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Sumner was a United States senator from Massachusetts (1851-1874), noted abolitionist, and graduate of Harvard Law School (1833); Lester was his biographer; Edwin Hubbell Chapin was a minister in the Universalist Church. From the description of Charles Edward Lester papers concerning Life and public services of Charles Sumner, 1874 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612763866 ...

Chapin, E. H. (Edwin Hubbell), 1814-1880

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Clergyman. From the description of E.H. Chapin correspondence, 1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453080 New York, N.Y. orator, author, and minister. From the description of Papers, 1845-1854. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38293531 ...