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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02095.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection relating to Charles Sumner |
| Title | Charles Sumner to [Arnold] B. Johnson on the benefits of a good water closet |
| Date | 5 October 1863 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Recipient | Johnson, Arnold B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "The 'water-closet' is one of the gifts of modern civilization, & must always be taken into account when you select a house." Written to Johnson in Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology Architecture |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Johnson, A.B. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | According to several sources, including Sumner's Memoir, Sumner had a secretary named Arnold B. Johnson. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |