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Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) The Crime Against Kansas. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts. In the Senate of the United States, May 19, 1856.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05116.14 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 19 May 1856 Pagination: 1 v. : 32 p. ; 23.3 x 15.2 cm. Order a Copy

Sumner's speech was delivered in Washington, D.C. and published by the New York Tribune in New York City. Contains the stamp of T. B. Pugh, bookseller, on the upper left corner of front cover. Contains water stains.

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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