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Charles Sumner correspondence

Description

Letters from Charles Sumner to Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, American sculptor and writer William Wetmore Story, and others, concerning the relations of the United States with Great Britain and British opinion of the Civil War; national politics in the years immediately preceding, during and after the war, President Andrew Johnson, travels in England, France, and Italy, and law and literature.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1835-1874
Call number
mssHM 25934-25991
Creator
Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, through the agency of Harry Levinson, December 1956.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Argyll, Elizabeth Georgiana Campbell Leveson Grower, (1823-1900.)
Argyll, George Douglas Campbell, (1819-1895.)
Story, William Wetmore,
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