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Whittier, John G., 1807-1892 [Poetic tribute to Charles Sumner]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04726 Author/Creator: Whittier, John G., 1807-1892 Place Written: Amesbury, Massachusetts Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 31 March 1875 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Titled "Sumner." Reads, "If to the master's plea he gave The vast contempt he felt, He saw a brother in the slave, with man as equal man he dealt."

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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