Letter from Charles Sumner, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]63 Dec[ember] 1st

Charles Sumner writes to William Lloyd Garrison that he "shall not be able to take part in the proceedings to which you kindly invite me" (likely the 30th Anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society). He comments that "slavery will soon be at an end." and "It is sad to think this infinite good is reached through the only through the fiery processes of war". He stresses that war was not the choice of his or Garrison's but that "never before in history was there a war so necessary & just". He tells Garrison that he and his "associates have stood firm for many years" against slavery and "it cannot be forgotten hereafter on earth or in heaven."

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