Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, May 2, 1860
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Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, May 2, 1860
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1860-05-02
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Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, May 2, 1860
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: mec
revision: crb 2017-04-27
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Senate Chamber
Monday-
Dear Mrs Seward,
I enclose the au-
tograph, & am happy to
lend it.
Last evg Mrs Adams
amused me with a story of
another animated battle,
beating that with Mr
Macgruder
had last Friday evg
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with Mr Anthony
told him that he was
not a republican—that
it was wrong for him
to call himself so—
that he ought openly to
join the pro-slavery
democracy. She used the
plainest words. To Mr
Rockwell
said similar things, ex-
cept that she admitted
that he was open &
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does not profess to be a
republican.
Good bye! God bless you!
I suppose the Govnr
now with you. To me
the skies look bright.
Every yours,
Charles Sumner
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Senate Chamber
Monday-
Dear Mrs Seward,
I enclose the au-
tograph, & am happy to
lend it.
Last evg Mrs Adams
Birth: 1808-04-25 Death: 1889-06-06
amused me with a story of
another animated battle,
beating that with Mr
Macgruder
Birth: 1810-02-11 Death: 1869-05-30
, which shehad last Friday evg
with Mr Anthony
Birth: 1815-04-01 Death: 1884-09-02
. Shetold him that he was
not a republican—that
it was wrong for him
to call himself so—
that he ought openly to
join the pro-slavery
democracy. She used the
plainest words. To Mr
Rockwell
Birth: 1805-04-26 Death: 1888-05-19Certainty: Possible
also shesaid similar things, ex-
cept that she admitted
that he was open &
does not profess to be a
republican.
Good bye! God bless you!
I suppose the Govnr
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
is now with you. To me
the skies look bright.
Every yours,
Charles Sumner