Letters to Francis William Bird, 1847-1907.

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Letters to Francis William Bird, 1847-1907.

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Includes 50 letters from Charles Sumner to Francis William Bird (including one dated the day before Sumner died) sent from Washington while serving as a Senator and while on two trips to Europe. The letters primarily concern the Whig party, the civil war, the rights of African Americans, and American politics. Several are marked "private" or "confidential". Other correspondence includes letters purporting to come from slaves in defense of slavery. Also includes statements about Sumner's marriage by Bird and funeral notice, program and newspapers clippings about Sumner, among other items.

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Whig Party (Boston, Mass.)

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Bird, F. W. (Francis William), 1809-1894

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Republican politician and anti-slavery advocate, also known as the "Sage of Walpole." From the description of Letters, 1848-1868 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 16067551 From the description of Letters, 1848-1868 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270246 Bird was an antislavery leader, state legislator, and paper manufacturer of East Walpole, Mass. From the description of Francis William Bird papers...

Shurz, Carl, 1829-1906,

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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...