Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, 1858
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, 1858
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1858
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, 1858
action: sent
sender: Charles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06
Death: 1874-03-11
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: msr
revision: crb 2017-04-24
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Washington
Thursday-
My dear Seward,
Send to the Library
for Lang’s Independence
of Australia
work which will be
found in the alcove
numbered as follows;:
“Chap. 24-No. 1186.”
In the table of contents
you will find matters
Page
2
which may be of use
in your present vein;
particularly in chap. II—
pp. 85-162, as
the Principles & Practices
of the Ancients & Especially
of the Greeks in Coloni-
zation-with the question
“Is Colonization one of
the Lost Arts?”
See p.179 for German
emigration to U.S.
Page
3
I leave to-day for
Phila —unhappy—very
—for I feel that I
am still an invalid—
constrained to keep within
“limitations” which exclude
the performance of my
duties. The day of re-
covery is constantly re-
treating & eluding my
grasp. I felt it yester-
day painfully. When
will it end?
Ever yours,
Charles Sumner
Give my love to Mrs Seward
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4
& remember me cordially to
my excellent old friend
Dr Henry.
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1858
Washington
Thursday-
My dear Seward,
Send to the Library
for Lang’s Independence
of Australia
Author: John Dunmore Lang Publisher: F. Cunninghame Place of Publication:Sydney Date: 1857
- a recentwork which will be
found in the alcove
numbered as follows;:
“Chap. 24-No. 1186.”
In the table of contents
you will find matters
which may be of use
in your present vein;
particularly in chap. II—
pp. 85-162, as
the Principles & Practices
of the Ancients & Especially
of the Greeks in Coloni-
zation-with the question
“Is Colonization one of
the Lost Arts?”
See p.179 for German
emigration to U.S.
I leave to-day for
Phila —unhappy—very
—for I feel that I
am still an invalid—
constrained to keep within
“limitations” which exclude
the performance of my
duties. The day of re-
covery is constantly re-
treating & eluding my
grasp. I felt it yester-
day painfully. When
will it end?
Ever yours,
Charles Sumner
Give my love to Mrs Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
& remember me cordially to
my excellent old friend
Dr Henry.
Birth: 1797-12-17 Death: 1878-05-13
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Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21