Letter from Samuel E. Sewall to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

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Title

Letter from Samuel E. Sewall to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

Description

In this brief letter Samuel E. Sewall accepts the invitation to attend the Reunion of the Free Soil Party. He also expresses happiness at the thought of seeing his old friends. Samuel Downer has written the word "Checkd" in the upper left corner of the page.

Subject

Downer, Samuel, 1807-1881
Reunions
Abolitionists
Abolition movement
Political parties
Invitations
Friendship

Creator

Sewall, Samuel E. (Samuel Edmund), 1799-1888

Publisher

Hingham Public Library

Date Created

1877 July 24

Rights

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Format

JPEG

Extent

5.97 MB

Language

English

Type

Correspondence

Identifier

bpc-0017

Temporal Coverage

1877 August 9

Rights Holder

Hingham Public Library

Text

Checkd

5 Pemberton Square

July 24, 1877.

Dear Mr Downer,

I accept with great pleasure your in-vitation to a Reunion of the Freesoilers on the Ninth of August. A meeting of the old friends of such a cause is a happy thought

Yours truly

S E Sewall

Physical Dimensions

8" x 10"

Citation

Sewall, Samuel E. (Samuel Edmund), 1799-1888 , “Letter from Samuel E. Sewall to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 19, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/20.