Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, May 20, 1860
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, May 20, 1860
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1860-05-20
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, May 20, 1860
action: sent
sender: Charles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06
Death: 1874-03-11
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: msr
revision: crb 2017-05-03
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Washington
20th May ‘60
My dear Seward,
My personal feelings
have been so much
disturbed by the re-
sult at Chicago, that
I cannot yet ap-
preciate it as a
public act. But
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I long to see you again
& I hope that we
may all welcome
you soon.
But to you what
is the Presidency?
A new & highest
post of duty & in-
fluence. True. But
this is not needed
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to your fame, nor
to the performance discharge
of the debt which we
all owe to our country.
Yr labors & yr speeches
will be yr praise
always, when Presi-
dents are forgotten.
Goodbye! God bless
you!
Ever affectionately yours,
Charles Sumner
Washington
20th May ‘60
My dear Seward,
My personal feelings
have been so much
disturbed by the re-
sult at Chicago, that
I cannot yet ap-
preciate it as a
public act. But
I long to see you again
& I hope that we
may all welcome
you soon.
But to you what
is the Presidency?
A new & highest
post of duty & in-
fluence. True. But
this is not needed
to your fame, nor
to the performance discharge
of the debt which we
all owe to our country.
Yr labors & yr speeches
will be yr praise
always, when Presi-
dents are forgotten.
Goodbye! God bless
you!
Ever affectionately yours,
Charles Sumner