Letter from Charles M. S. Churchill to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion with reminiscences

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Title

Letter from Charles M. S. Churchill to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion with reminiscences

Description

In this letter Charles Marshall Spring Churchill acknowledges receipt of his invitation to attend the Reunion of the Free Soil Party, He happily accepts it, and then reminisces about speeches given by Free Soilers in the past. He closes the letter by requesting two additional invitations for his sons.

Subject

Downer, Samuel, 1807-1881
May, John Joseph, 1813-1903
Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed), 1795-1864
Reunions
Abolitionists
Abolition movement
Political parties
Political conventions
Amusement parks
Invitations
Gratitude
Happiness
Nostalgia
Reminiscing

Creator

Churchill, Charles Marshall Spring, 1825-1906

Publisher

Hingham Public Library

Date Created

1877 August 4

Rights

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Format

JPEG

Extent

7.23 MB

Language

English

Type

Correspondence

Identifier

bpc-0118
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Spatial Coverage

Hingham (Mass.)
Milton (Mass.)

Temporal Coverage

1848
1877 August 9

Rights Holder

Hingham Public Library

Text

                Milton  August 4th, 1877. 

Mr Samuel Downer.

Dear Sir,

I have received a most acceptable invitation from you to attend a reunion of the Free Soilers of '48 next Thursday at Downers landing.  As an old Liberty Party man, a Free Soiler, and a delegate from Milton, to the Buffalo Convention in 1848, I shall be most happy to be present at the reunion; and although I may not listen to the word of the lamented John J. may, or that of the old war horse of the then West, - the indomitable J. R. Giddings, as I then did, I hope to revive pleasant reminiscences of the events of that year.

                                Respectfully yours, C. M. S. Churchill. 

I have several sons who would like to be present if it is not asking too much, may I solicit, one or two additional invitations?  if you are limited, you <insertion: will> exercise the same liberty in declining them, that I take in asking for them.

Physical Dimensions

8 ¼” x 10 ½”

Citation

Churchill, Charles Marshall Spring, 1825-1906 , “Letter from Charles M. S. Churchill to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion with reminiscences,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 25, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/121.