Miscellaneous papers, 1833-1874.

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Miscellaneous papers, 1833-1874.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82302904

Letters from Charles Sumner to various correspondents. Also includes a few manuscripts of notes, speeches about legislative bills, as well as signatures.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8280146

Houghton Library

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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...