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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 to Benjamin F. Butler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02095.01 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 September 1848 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Comments on Butler leaving government service: "I see that you are no longer in the service of the Government of the U.S. The country may now claim you." Asks if Butler can address the State Convention in Boston on September 6th and 7th.

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1795-1858

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