Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1853
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, September 21,
1853
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Date:1853-09-21
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1853
action: sent
sender: Charles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06
Death: 1874-03-11
location: Boston, MA
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: mec
revision: crb 2017-05-01
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Boston Sept. 21st ‘53
My dear Governor,
I have read with grati-
tude & admiration your recent
plea for the true idea of
the Republic. Truth is here
quietly commanded, & I feel
the beginning of the new order
of things.
I could not but compare
your tone with the wretched
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gilded[ flybusterin ]
Alternate Text: filibustering
of my colleague.
How amazing in audacity
the Democrats have been in
their recent convention!
It is long since I have
heard of Mrs Seward
is she? Write me a
word of her.
Ever yours,
Charles Sumner
P.S. Henry Wilson
our next Governor sans
faute.
Boston Sept. 21st ‘53
My dear Governor,
I have read with grati-
tude & admiration your recent
plea for the true idea of
the Republic. Truth is here
quietly commanded, & I feel
the beginning of the new order
of things.
I could not but compare
your tone with the wretched
gilded[ flybusterin ]
Alternate Text
of my colleague.
How amazing in audacity
the Democrats have been in
their recent convention!
It is long since I have
heard of Mrs Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
. How is she? Write me a
word of her.
Ever yours,
Charles Sumner
P.S. Henry Wilson
Birth: 1812-02-16 Death: 1875-11-22
will beour next Governor sans
faute.