Letter from Lillian F. Clarke to Lyman Abbott
Subject(s): Brooks, Preston S. (Preston Smith), 1819-1857, Burlingame, Anson, 1820-1870, Butler, A. P. (Andrew Pickens), 1796-1857, Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957, Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884, Political violence, Southern States, Speeches, addresses, etc., Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874, United States. Congress, Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875
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Lillian F. Clarke protests that a recent article in the Outlook does not seem to have understood the situation surrounding the physical attack against Senator Charles Sumner by Representative Preston Brooks in 1856. Clarke characterizes Sumner as “severe but perfectly parliamentary” in his speeches criticizing the southern states and slavery, and the assault against him was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but was premeditated.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-10
Creator(s)
Clarke, Lillian F. (Lillian Freeman), 1842-1921
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
7
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Lillian F. Clarke to Lyman Abbott. [March 10, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65631. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Clarke, Lillian F. (Lillian Freeman), 1842-1921. Letter from Lillian F. Clarke to Lyman Abbott. [10 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65631.
APA:
Clarke, Lillian F. (Lillian Freeman), 1842-1921., [1911, March 10]. Letter from Lillian F. Clarke to Lyman Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65631.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
