Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) to Theseus Apoleon Cheney
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02095.14 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 October 1864 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.2 x 12.6 cm. Order a Copy
Writes that he is glad Cheney is regaining his health. Comments on the upcoming presidential election and the Civil War: "The good news must stimulate you. Of the result, political or military I cannot doubt. Mr. Lincoln will be re-elected, & Rebellion will be crushed -& with it Slavery which is nothing but another name for the Rebellion."
Cheney, a historian, wrote Illustrations of the Ancient Monuments of Western New York, among several other works.
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