Letter : Washington, D.C., to unknown person, n.p., 1854 Dec. 7.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to unknown person, n.p., 1854 Dec. 7.

Autograph letter signed. Summer writes from Senate Chambers that politicians are startled and concerned over the successes of the Know Nothings.

1 item (2 p.) ; 22 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8273968

Texas Christian University

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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...

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