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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 The equal rights of all; the great guarantee and present necessity, for the sake of security, and to maintain a Republican government, ...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02095.24 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1866 Pagination: 32 p. : Height: 24.4 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Title continues, " ... Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts, in the United States Senate, February 6 and 7, 1866." Printed at the Congressional Globe Office, Washington, D.C. Untrimmed and unopened.

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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