Letter from Charles W. Slack to Mr. Greene regarding additional invitations

Letter from Charles W. Slack to Mr. Greene regarding additional invitations

This is a three-page letter from Charles Wesley Slack to Mr. Greene, with page one written on United States Internal Revenue letterhead. In this letter Slack is seeking invitations to attend the Reunion of the Free Soil Party for Jonathan Bacon Mann, Milo Hildreth, and Charles Field, providing their brief histories within the Free Soil Party.

Mann, Jonathan B. (Jonathan Bacon), 1817-1904

Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875

Hildreth, Milo, 1824-1893

Field, Charles

Downer, Samuel, 1807-1881

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Reunions

Abolitionists

Abolition movement

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Slack, Charles W. (Charles Wesley), 1825-1885

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Boston (Mass.)

1848

Hingham Public Library

United States Internal Revenue,

Collector’s Office, 3d District, Mass.                                                                        

            Boston, Saturday

Dear Mr. Greene:

I don’t want to make up Mr. Downer’s company for him on the 9^th prox., but I would like him to know there is now in town, J. B. Mann, Esq., who came out with Gen. Wilson, in Natick, in 1848, and always a fast friend of his, who will be here on that date, and would join if invited.  He is now Chief Clerk in Fifth Audi-tor’s office, Treasury, Wash-ington.  I shall see him, + you can send, if you wish, through me.

Hon. Milo Hildreth, Northboro: Mass., is another of the old fellows. He has a store on Washⁿ [sic] St., [insertion: No. 423] in the shell-jewelry line, and was a fine friend of Sum-ner, Wilson, and the rest.

Outside of 1848, but very near to it, was Charles Field, Post Office, Boston, who used to dine with Mr. Downer, at the “Bird Club.”  He will re-member him.

                                [Truly yours]

                                C. W. Slack

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