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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 [Draft of Sumner's article on "Domestic Relations" with regard to the Confederate states]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00454 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: circa 1862 Pagination: 209 p. : Height: 35.5 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Sumner, a United States Senator and abolitionist, opens his lengthy article by stating "At this moment, our Domestic Relations all hinge upon one question; what shall be done with the rebel States?" Discusses abolition and human nature, quoting William Lloyd Garrison's statement that "while men despise fraud, and loathe rapine and abhor blood, they will reject with indignation, the wild and guilty phantasy that man can hold property in man" (folder two, page 22). Expresses his opinion on Southern secession. Several sections written in a different hand. Paginated in crayon and pencil, possibly by the printer. Contained within ten folders. Includes pages of various sizes. Published in Atlantic Monthly, October 1863.

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

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