Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, May 21, 1858
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, May 21, 1858
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1858-05-21
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, May 21, 1858
action: sent
sender: Charles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06
Death: 1874-03-11
location: New York, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: msr
revision: crb 2017-04-25
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New York-
at Mr Jay’s
21st May ‘58
My dear Seward,
At last it is fixed,
When you receive this
note I shall be again
on the ocean-less
happy than ever before.
When I went for the
first time to Europe I
had the buoyancy of
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youth & infinite hope;
& even last March, though
seriously an invalid, I
was confident that, per-
haps by the voyage- cer-
tainly by a few months
of time, I should be
well. But now
youth, hope & the
assurance of regaining
health are all wan-
ting, & I go only under
an impulse, coming
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from physicians
friends
for me to go; but
where I know not.
I can bear physi-
cal suffering; but the
loss of time & oppor-
tunity I cannot bear.
How happy you must
be in your ability to
work!
My address will be
Messr Baring Bros. & Co.
London. Who will for-
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ward my letters.
God bless you!
Ever yours,
Charles Sumner
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New
York May
1858
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New York-
at Mr Jay’s
Birth: 1789-06-16 Death: 1858-10-14
-21st May ‘58
My dear Seward,
At last it is fixed,
When you receive this
note I shall be again
on the ocean-less
happy than ever before.
When I went for the
first time to Europe I
had the buoyancy of
youth & infinite hope;
& even last March, though
seriously an invalid, I
was confident that, per-
haps by the voyage- cer-
tainly by a few months
of time, I should be
well. But now
youth, hope & the
assurance of regaining
health are all wan-
ting, & I go only under
an impulse, coming
from physicians
Birth: 1818 Death: 1888-12-20
&friends
Unknown
, that it is bestfor me to go; but
where I know not.
I can bear physi-
cal suffering; but the
loss of time & oppor-
tunity I cannot bear.
How happy you must
be in your ability to
work!
My address will be
Messr Baring Bros. & Co.
London. Who will for-
ward my letters.
God bless you!
Ever yours,
Charles Sumner
[right Margin] h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
1858