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Brooks, Preston S. (Preston Smith), 1819-1857

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Letter from Lillian F. Clarke to Lyman Abbott

Letter from Lillian F. Clarke to Lyman Abbott

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.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-10

Creator(s)

Clarke, Lillian F. (Lillian Freeman), 1842-1921

Letter from J. W. Hamilton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from J. W. Hamilton to Theodore Roosevelt

Episcopal Bishop Hamilton praises President Roosevelt for his integrity and good morals. He applauds Roosevelt for inviting Booker T. Washington to the White House. Hamilton is pleased that Roosevelt has stood up to the “unworthy and disorderly conduct of the Southern sample” represented by the “good manners” of Preston S. Brooks and Senator Benjamin R. Tillman.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-25

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Hamilton, J. W. (John William), 1845-1934