From Charles Sumner to My Dear Hale

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Title: From Charles Sumner to My Dear Hale
Creator: Charles Sumner
Description: Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner writes a letter from Washington to "My dear Hale" on March 1, 1856. Sumner criticizes Stephen A. Douglas, Lewis Cass, and the Know Nothing Party, and worries that "this Congress will do nothing for the benefit of Kansas." He expresses concern that Kansas will not be admitted to the Union due to its small population and the lack of support for its constitution.
Date: March 1, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Guerrillas
Popular Sovereignty
People: Charles Sumner
Stephen A Douglas
Andrew Reeder
Wilson Shannon
Geographic Subject: Douglas County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kenneth Spencer Research Library
Location: Charles Robinson Collection, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 13: RH MS 38
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