Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, June 17, 1854
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Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, June 17, 1854
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Date:1854-06-17
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Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, June 17, 1854
action: sent
sender: Charles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06
Death: 1874-03-11
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: msr
revision: crb 2017-05-01
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Washington 17th June ‘54
Dear Mrs Seward,
Yr kindly sympathy is
always valuable to me, &
now, when my fidelity, I
believe, is recognized, I
do not forget your generous
confidence in advance of
others.
The Administration again
tries to stir a mob against
me, & some evil-disposed per-
son
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a bullet through my head; but
I was never for a moment dis-
turbed.
At last there seems to
be an awakening of the truth.
Good! Our little company
promises to increase. I
trust it will not yield
to any of the temptation of
prosperity, having resisted so
steadfastly the trials of
adversity.
On Monday we expect
a good speech (his speeches
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are always good) from your
husband
Veto.
Ever sincerely yours,
Charles Sumner
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Washington 17th June ‘54
Dear Mrs Seward,
Yr kindly sympathy is
always valuable to me, &
now, when my fidelity, I
believe, is recognized, I
do not forget your generous
confidence in advance of
others.
The Administration again
tries to stir a mob against
me, & some evil-disposed per-
son
Unknown
expressed a desire to puta bullet through my head; but
I was never for a moment dis-
turbed.
At last there seems to
be an awakening of the truth.
Good! Our little company
promises to increase. I
trust it will not yield
to any of the temptation of
prosperity, having resisted so
steadfastly the trials of
adversity.
On Monday we expect
a good speech (his speeches
are always good) from your
husband
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
on the President’s
Birth: 1804-11-23 Death: 1869-10-08
Veto.
Ever sincerely yours,
Charles Sumner