circa December 1870
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Frederick Douglass
Dated "Thursday." [Henry Wadsworth] Longfellow (who had a home in Nahant) informed Sumner that false words about Douglass had been attributed to Sumner. Sumner clarifies that he stated that whatever Douglass may think of the "Presidential indignity" every one had a right to expresss their opinion "inas much as it concerned race."
GLC00470.02