Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, July 29, 1856

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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, July 29, 1856
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1856-07-29

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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, July 29, 1856

action: sent

sender: Charles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06  Death: 1874-03-11

location: Baltimore, MD

receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Washington D.C., US

transcription: mec 

revision: tap 2017-04-13

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Editorial Note

Dated by Charles Sumner Papers, Harvard University.

Baltimore
Tuesday.
My dear Seward,
Should Wilson
Birth: 1812-02-16 Death: 1875-11-22
be
absent, & the Senate
proceed with the R
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Editorial Note

likely stands for "River"
&
Harbor bills, I wish
you would see that
my first bill on
the improvement of
the Public Works in
Mass. is amended
by inserting the words,
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“under the direction
of the Secretary of
War.” These words
are not in General
Carr’s
Unknown
bill, which
has already passed;
but I desire them
in mine, so as
to put it beyond
cavil.
I stood my jour-
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ney here very well, &
shall leave for Phil-
adelphia
tomorrow
morning. I am
still feeble; but
I am less disturbed
in my head. I
hope to be with
you in a fortnight.
Ever yours,
Charles Sumner