Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884) to George William Curtis
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03998.07 Author/Creator: Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1871 Pagination: Order a Copy
Requests details on Curtis's interview with Grant. Asks if he has heard anyone besides Grant assert that Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner was removed from chairmanship of the Committee on Foreign Relations because of negligence. Curtis was political editor of Harper's Weekly.
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