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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Speeches by Charles Sumner [Decimalized 496.088.01-.02]

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Two speeches by Sumner.

GLC#
GLC00496.088-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
1866
Author/Creator
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Title
Speeches by Charles Sumner [Decimalized 496.088.01-.02]
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Reform Movement
Abolition
African American History
Slavery
Emancipation
Politics
Congress
Civil War
Union Forces

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GLC00496.088.01
Collection Item
Autograph manuscript

[One man power versus Congress]

circa October 2, 1866

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

An attack on President Andrew Johnson delivered at the Music Hall in Boston. Includes a draft of a letter to Johnson, 12 November 1865. Unknown assigned date. Transcript available.

GLC00496.088.01

GLC00496.088.02
Collection Item
Autograph manuscript

[Parsons address]

circa October 2, 1866

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Refers to the "sepulchre of Human Rights" and Andrew Johnson's "whiteing." Discusses states rights in regard to the rebellion. Refers to the legislation of former enslavers. Draft copy, with excerpts and pages pasted in. Pages are misnumbered....

GLC00496.088.02

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