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Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, letter to Charles Sumner

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Description: Autograph letter signed. Lincoln acknowledges receipt of a copy of Sumner's speech "The Barbarism of Slavery." Bound with copies of engraved portraits of Sumner and Lincoln and photograph portraits of Sumner, copies of engravings of Sumner family residences, a typescript transcript of the letter, a typed explanation of the letter, and a printed chapter 23 from Life of Charles Sumner. (letter 1 page, other material 28 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1860 June 14
Call number: mssLincoln
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Autograph letter signed. Lincoln acknowledges receipt of a copy of Sumner's speech "The Barbarism of Slavery." Bound with copies of engraved portraits of Sumner and Lincoln and photograph portraits of Sumner, copies of engravings of Sumner family residences, a typescript transcript of the letter, a typed explanation of the letter, and a printed chapter 23 from Life of Charles Sumner. (letter 1 page, other material 28 pages)
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