Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, August 2, 1856
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, August 2, 1856
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1856-08-02
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, August 2, 1856
action: sent
sender: Charles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06
Death: 1874-03-11
location: Philadelphia, PA
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: mec
revision: tap 2017-04-13
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Phila 2nd Aug. ‘56
at Rev. Mr Furness’
My dear Seward,
Everybody here looks to
Mr Meredith
publicans. Cannot you in-
spire him?
I leave to-day for the
Allegany Mountains –
post-office Cresson, Cambria
Co. Penn – where I hope
for strength, so as to be
able to descend upon you
before the session closes;
but I despair at times
my ph[ysician
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me till Sept.
How do things look?
Can I do any thing? Surely
there will be a chance
to speak during the last
days.
Do—drop me a line
at Cresson.
With trembling hand,
Ever yours,
Charles Sumner
Phila 2nd Aug. ‘56
at Rev. Mr Furness’
Birth: 1802-04-20 Death: 1896-01-30
My dear Seward,
Everybody here looks to
Mr Meredith
Birth: 1799-06-08 Death: 1873-08-17
to lead the Re-publicans. Cannot you in-
spire him?
I leave to-day for the
Allegany Mountains –
post-office Cresson, Cambria
Co. Penn – where I hope
for strength, so as to be
able to descend upon you
before the session closes;
but I despair at times
my ph[ysician
Birth: 1818 Death: 1888-12-20
postponesme till Sept.
How do things look?
Can I do any thing? Surely
there will be a chance
to speak during the last
days.
Do—drop me a line
at Cresson.
With trembling hand,
Ever yours,
Charles Sumner