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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02095.02 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1849 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 11.2 cm Order a Copy

Regrets having to decline attending a meeting: "Consider me always as deeply interested in the cause, but as reluctantly compelled to forego participation in your meeting."

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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