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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 to Henry E. Rees

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01574.02 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 20, 1856 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 16.9 cm Order a Copy

Senator Sumner replies to a letter from Rees. Claims that unless slavery is checked, "the liberty of white as well as black in our country will become a name only."

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Rees, Henry E., fl. 1856

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