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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Last three speeches on Kansas and freedom.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.162 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1856 Pagination: 1 v. : 134 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 12.4 cm Order a Copy

Published by Higgins and Bradley. Includes "Origination of Appropriation Bills" (delivered 7 February), "The Abrogation of Treaties" (delivered 6 March), and "The Crime Against Kansas. The Apologies for the Crime. The True Remedy" (19 and 20 May 1856). In "The Crime Against Kansas," Sumner declares the testimony of Emigrant Aid Company false (refer to GLC00267.159).

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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