Letter from from John L. Swift to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

Letter from from John L. Swift to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

In this letter, written on Boston, Mass. Custom House letterhead, John L. Swift enthusiastically accepts the invitation to attend the Reunion of the Free Soil Party He discusses the fact that many Free Soilers have died and that soon there will be very few left. Samuel Downer has written the word "Checkd" in the upper left corner and Swift's name on the back of the page.

Downer, Samuel, 1807-1881

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Swift, John L. (John Lindsay), 1828-1895

Hingham Public Library

1877 July 26

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Boston (Mass.)

1848

1877 August 9

Hingham Public Library

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Custom house, Boston, Mass.,

COLLECTOR'S OFFICE,

                                                                                                 July 26, 1877.

My Dear Sir:

I have received your invitation to join the "Free Soil Reunion' August Ninth - and while I thank you for the courtesy extended - I also gladly accept the invitation.

There are not many of us left - but it seems <insertion: to my mind> that those who remain come nearer to being the "Last of the Earth" than any brand of men known to me.

To Hon Sam^l Downer                                                     

Yours Truly

                                                                                                John L Swift

 

John L Swift

Boston

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