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Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) [Address leaf cut from wrapper of Sumner's pamphlet "The Barbarism of Slavery."]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08454.02 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: circa 4 June 1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 8.3 x 14.6 cm. Order a Copy

Sumner sends his pamphlet (GLC08454.01) to Reverend George Allen of Worcester, Massachusetts. The signature of Sumner, a Senator from Massachusetts, serves as a free frank. Housed with GLC08454.01.

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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