Letter from Joseph M. Churchill to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

Letter from Joseph M. Churchill to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

In this letter Joseph M. Churchill accepts the invitation to attend the Reunion of the Free Soil Party, and praises Samuel Downer and William Richardson. He also expresses his sadness that William Richardson has died. Samuel Downer has written the word "ChKd" in the upper left corner of the page.
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Downer, Samuel, 1807-1881

Richardson, William, 1814-1856

Reunions

Abolitionists

Abolition movement

Political parties

Invitations

Amusement parks

Nostalgia

Death

Grief

Churchill, Joseph M., 1821-1886

Hingham Public Library

1877 July 28

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Boston (Mass.)

Hingham (Mass)

1877 August 9

Hingham Public Library

Chk^d

                Court House, Boston

                28 July 1877

Mr. Samuel Downer

Boston

Dear Sir -

Your invitation for August 9^th at Melville Gardens is rec'd[sic] + it will give me much pleasure to attend the Reunion of the old Free Soilers among whom no names were more honorable than those of yourself + William Rich-ardson[?], wld[sic] that he were still here.

                                Truly Yours

                                J. M. Churchill

8” x 5”