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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01574.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1856 |
| Title | Note from Charles Sumner to Henry E. Rees on the necessity to stop slavery |
| Date | 20 December 1856 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Recipient | Rees, Henry E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Senator Sumner replies to a letter from Rees. Claims that unless slavery is checked, "the liberty of white as well as black in our country will become a name only." |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Civil Rights Freedom and Independence Abolition Reform Movement |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |