Charles Sumner Senator (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Original Edition. The speech of Massachusetts US Senator Sumner in the Senate of the United States on the 19th and 20th of May, 1856. 32 page speech on condemning the expansion of slavery and Southern political aggression. Significant age-toning; rough spine edge; a sliver of the side edges of the first 16 pages have been excised leaving a couple of letters on the page edges removed. Paper.

Good side-sewn pamphlet. Orig. peach wrapper, lower panel loose. 60 p.; 22.5 cm. Cover-title. 21st annual report on p. 54-60. 2nd edition. Binding is Pamphlet.

Condition: Good. 8vo. Fair+ In Paper Wraps, with yellowing, small tears, some staining, sun-fading, shelf wear, edge wear, & rubbing. Address of the Rt. Rev. Stephen Elliott only includes the cover as pictured; The national finances in time of war is a complete 15 pp. section with loose pages; Aggressions of the slave power is complete, pp. 17-24, also a section with loose pages.

1p., 4to. Good, on lightly-aged paper with minor traces of mount on the reverse. Addressed to 'Chas. Sumner Esq. | Boston Mass.' At the time of writing Sumner, having returned from Europe the previous year, was practising law at Boston. Regarding 'American Themis, A Monthly Journal of Jurisprudence and Judicature', edited by John O'Connell, Sedgwick writes that he is sending 'two or three nos. of a new Legal Magazine wh. we have just started here - you will find something of Mr Duers & something "paullo pejora" - of my own - The Editor Mr O'Connell - has talent & fire tho perhaps v. polished taste may find blemishes -'. O'Connell is going to Boston, 'and I shall bespeak for him yr assistance if you are not disinclined to give it'. He ends by asking 'How have you been this age? - I have heard of you but not from you - Vive et Vale'.

On 13 x 7.5 piece of paper, cut down from the label of a packet containing a manuscript (see the annotation on the reverse). On discoloured paper, with glue staining from mount on reverse. Sumner's signature 'C. Sumner' is at top left, with the top of the S slightly cropped. The address, by Sumner, reads 'W. S. Law Magazine / New York / N. Y.' Annotated in pencil on reverse: 'Charles Sumner / M.S.S. 22d Apl 1853 / Massachusetts / Lawyer'. See Image.

On the first side Sumner has written, "And the undersigned now appeal to Congress for the full payment of their just claim, & for such further legislation as may be suggested by the premises". On the reverse he has written, " I know nothing about the within scrap". Signed and dated Boston, 31 May, '65. In the original autograph envelope address to Messrs. John Pilkington & Son, Philadelphia; the envelope also signed. Conjugate blank removed.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition; written in clear, crisp ink on 3 sides of one sheet of stationery measuring 5" x 8" and signed by Charles Sumner. With a 1"brown strip from the original envelop pasted along the folded edge of side 4 which is blank. Senate Chamber 9th Jan. '69Private (underlined)Dear Mr Kinsley, The interest you took in a certain carpet induces me to make a report not official. The British Minister was with me sipping his coffee after dinner, when, after observing the carpet, he said: --"This is an Aubusson & very beautiful." And then he asked about it. I said, that it came from Paris via Boston, & that the house from which I had it assured me that a better carpet never crossed the Atlantic. "I do not doubt that," he replied. So you will see that yr saying is already fulfilled. But I have not done with the carpet. A lady who called at my house, revealed at once a strong interst on seeing it. She had ordered precisely this carpet of the best dealer in Paris, where she was in September, but hers had not yet arrived. Now she found the article in my house. She called it the finest which she saw in Paris. Perhaps Mr. Lovejoy will be amused by this little history. Ever yours, Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (1811 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery. He chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1861 to 1871, until he lost the position following a dispute with President Ulysses S. Grant over the attempted annexation of Santo Domingo. After breaking with Grant, he joined the C, spending his final two years in the Senate alienated from his party. Sumner had a controversial and divisive legacy for many years after his death, but in recent decades, his historical reputation has improved in recognition of his early support for racial equality.Sumner began his political activism as a member of various anti-slavery groups, leading to his election to the U.S. Senate in 1851 as a member of the Free Soil Party; he soon became a founding member of the Republican Party. In the Senate, he devoted his efforts to opposing the "Slave Power,"[1] which in 1856 culminated in a vicious beating, almost to the point of death, by Representative Preston Brooks on the Senate floor.[2] Sumner's severe injuries and extended absence from the Senate made him a symbol of the anti-slavery cause. Though he did not return to the Senate until 1859, Massachusetts reelected him in 1857, leaving his empty desk as a reminder of the incident, which polarized the nation as the Civil War approached. (Wikipedia).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition written in clear, crisp ink on three sides of one sheet of stationery measuring 5" x 8" and signed by Charles Sumner.Senate Chamber, 24th Jan. 70My dear Dr.,I am grateful to you not only for yr kindness to me but for yr appreciation of a young artist who deserves yr praise. Show me how I can serve him & I shall do all in my power. There is one bronze statue of Mr. Peabody (with pencil addition of "George" and "merchant" in another hand) by an American artist which has been placed in London. To propose another in bronze--also by an American artist--is not sufficiently reasonable. Why not have it here? There is none in our country. Let us have one here rather than have two in London. Bring your energies in this direction, Dear Dr. Very faithfully yours, Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (1811 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery. He chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1861 to 1871, until he lost the position following a dispute with President Ulysses S. Grant over the attempted annexation of Santo Domingo. After breaking with Grant, he joined the C, spending his final two years in the Senate alienated from his party. Sumner had a controversial and divisive legacy for many years after his death, but in recent decades, his historical reputation has improved in recognition of his early support for racial equality.Sumner began his political activism as a member of various anti-slavery groups, leading to his election to the U.S. Senate in 1851 as a member of the Free Soil Party; he soon became a founding member of the Republican Party. In the Senate, he devoted his efforts to opposing the "Slave Power,"[1] which in 1856 culminated in a vicious beating, almost to the point of death, by Representative Preston Brooks on the Senate floor.[2] Sumner's severe injuries and extended absence from the Senate made him a symbol of the anti-slavery cause. Though he did not return to the Senate until 1859, Massachusetts reelected him in 1857, leaving his empty desk as a reminder of the incident, which polarized the nation as the Civil War approached. (Wikipedia).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition with small ink splotch on p 1; written in clear, crisp ink on 2 sides of one sheet of stationery measuring 5" x 8" and signed by Charles Sumner.11th Jan. '61My Dear Pierce, Several days before I read yr letter I saw the Postmaster, who in the presence of Mr Kass , and found that he should not reconsider the case of the post office at Harris Square--the the place was definitely fixed;--but that it must not be connected with a grog shop. I thought this reasonable. Ever yrs, Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (1811 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery. He chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1861 to 1871, until he lost the position following a dispute with President Ulysses S. Grant over the attempted annexation of Santo Domingo. After breaking with Grant, he joined the C, spending his final two years in the Senate alienated from his party. Sumner had a controversial and divisive legacy for many years after his death, but in recent decades, his historical reputation has improved in recognition of his early support for racial equality.Sumner began his political activism as a member of various anti-slavery groups, leading to his election to the U.S. Senate in 1851 as a member of the Free Soil Party; he soon became a founding member of the Republican Party. In the Senate, he devoted his efforts to opposing the "Slave Power,"[1] which in 1856 culminated in a vicious beating, almost to the point of death, by Representative Preston Brooks on the Senate floor.[2] Sumner's severe injuries and extended absence from the Senate made him a symbol of the anti-slavery cause. Though he did not return to the Senate until 1859, Massachusetts reelected him in 1857, leaving his empty desk as a reminder of the incident, which polarized the nation as the Civil War approached. (Wikipedia).

Very good condition with two small ink splotches on p 2; written in clear, crisp ink on four sides of one large sheet of stationery measuring 7.25" x 8.5" and signed by Charles Sumner.Washington 15th Jan. '60Gentlemen, On New Year's evening I received in Boston the truly interesting & splendid present with (which) you have honored & cheered me. And now on my arrival at Washington to resume my public duties, I find the letter from you which adds so much to the rare value of the gift. You send me somethinbg, rich in gems & gold, which came from the confiscated estate of the late Count Batthyanic of Hungary. Such a relic of a Patriot, who had suffered so tragically for Human Freedom, has calculated to touch me profoundly. But let me assure you that more precious even than this historic souvenir with all its suggestions of noble struggle, are the personal sympathies of which your gift is the token. I look at the names subscribed to your letter, where there is so much of worth, genius & fame, & feel grateful that I may call them all my friends. Please accept for yourself & associates, the assurance of the affectionate regard with which I am, gentleman, Ever sincerely yours, Charles Sumner John A. Andres Esq.Dr L. Cabot, JrM. P. Kennard Esq & their associates Charles Sumner (18111874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery. He chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1861 to 1871, until he lost the position following a dispute with President Ulysses S. Grant over the attempted annexation of Santo Domingo. After breaking with Grant, he joined the C, spending his final two years in the Senate alienated from his party. Sumner had a controversial and divisive legacy for many years after his death, but in recent decades, his historical reputation has improved in recognition of his early support for racial equality.Sumner began his political activism as a member of various anti-slavery groups, leading to his election to the U.S. Senate in 1851 as a member of the Free Soil Party; he soon became a founding member of the Republican Party. In the Senate, he devoted his efforts to opposing the "Slave Power,"[1] which in 1856 culminated in a vicious beating, almost to the point of death, by Representative Preston Brooks on the Senate floor.[2] Sumner's severe injuries and extended absence from the Senate made him a symbol of the anti-slavery cause. Though he did not return to the Senate until 1859, Massachusetts reelected him in 1857, leaving his empty desk as a reminder of the incident, which polarized the nation as the Civil War approached. (Wikipedia).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition written. Written in clear, crisp ink on three sides of one sheet of stationery measuring 5" x 8" stamped De La Rue & Co, London. With the original envelope which slightly ragged along the top where it was opened. " Washington, 1st July 60. My dear Miss Loring, I should have much pleasure in seeing Miss Griffith & especially according to a hint from you; but the way did not seem to be open. Perhaps had I been less occupied than I was at the time, I (p. 2) might have been led to take a responsibility from which I shrink more & more every day I mean that of giving letters of introduction to friends in England. Of course I know well Miss Griffith s Merritt, & feel that she deserves, the sympathy & welcome of the good every where. (p.3) You and yr. mother are kind in your appreciation of what I have done for the good cause. (e.g.,The abolition of slavery). If I have life, I hope to do more & better. How I miss now your father s most intelligent, well-poised & genial criticism! Let me thank your mother through you & believe me, dear Miss Loring, Ever sincerely yours, Charles Sumner." Note: Anna Loring was the daughter of Ellis Gray Loring, a famed Boston abolitionist and lawyer who defended many abolitionists in Boston. and the runaway slave Shadrack who was captured in Boston after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. Along with William Lloyd Garrison and Samuel Edward Sewall (the First Cousin of Louisa May Alcott's mother), Ellis Gray Loring was a founding member of the New England Antislavery society, and his wife (and presumably daughter to whom the Sumner letter is written) were members of the Boston Female Anti Slavery Society. Charles Sumner (1811 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery. He chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1861 to 1871, until he lost the position following a dispute with President Ulysses S. Grant over the attempted annexation of Santo Domingo. After breaking with Grant, he joined the C, spending his final two years in the Senate alienated from his party. Sumner had a controversial and divisive legacy for many years after his death, but in recent decades, his historical reputation has improved in recognition of his early support for racial equality.Sumner began his political activism as a member of various anti-slavery groups, leading to his election to the U.S. Senate in 1851 as a member of the Free Soil Party; he soon became a founding member of the Republican Party. In the Senate, he devoted his efforts to opposing the "Slave Power,"[1] which in 1856 culminated in a vicious beating, almost to the point of death, by Representative Preston Brooks on the Senate floor.[2] Sumner's severe injuries and extended absence from the Senate made him a symbol of the anti-slavery cause. Though he did not return to the Senate until 1859, Massachusetts reelected him in 1857, leaving his empty desk as a reminder of the incident, which polarized the nation as the Civil War approached. (Wikipedia).