Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, October 8, 1861
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, October 8, 1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-10-08
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, October 8, 1861
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 2017-05-05
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Boston 8th Oct. '61
My dear Secretary,
Here is a letter
from John Bright
England, which I
have thought, might
interest you.
Let me add
that Prince Napo-
leon
sailing expressed him-
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self most unreser-
vedly against the
South. He thought
we had erred in
not obtaining an
influence over the
press of Paris &
London , which he
said might be
done.
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3
When you have
read Mr Bright's
letter, please put
it under an en-
velope & return it
to me.
Faithfully yours,
Charles Sumner
Boston 8th Oct. '61
My dear Secretary,
Here is a letter
from John Bright
Birth: 1811-11-16 Death: 1889-03-27
, ofEngland, which I
have thought, might
interest you.
Let me add
that Prince Napo-
leon
Birth: 1808-04-20 Death: 1873-01-09
just beforesailing expressed him-
self most unreser-
vedly against the
South. He thought
we had erred in
not obtaining an
influence over the
press of Paris &
London , which he
said might be
done.
When you have
read Mr Bright's
letter, please put
it under an en-
velope & return it
to me.
Faithfully yours,
Charles Sumner