CHARLES SUMNER SIGNED NOTE WITH ANTI-SLAVERY CONTENT.
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Winning Bid:
$475.09 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
7
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #220 - Part I
Value Code:
H/I - $200 to $700 Help Icon
Item Description
4.25x7". "Our Cause Is Nobler Even Than That Of Our Father, In As Much As It Is More Exalted To Struggle For The Freedom Of Others Than For Our Own." signed boldly at conclusion "Charles Sumner" w/additional notation "Philadelphia 15th April '58." Two horizontal folds from mailing and a less than 1" surface paper lift at top left corner. Exc. Outstanding content in the hand of the Massachusetts Senator and abolitionist that President Lincoln once referred to as "My Idea Of A Bishop." Comes w/Hake's COA and JSA LOA.
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