Senator Sumner 1856

On May 22, 1856 Congressman Preston Brooks entered the US Senate chamber and infamously beat MA Senator Preston Sumner with his cane.  Sine I am always cynical about history books I decided to find a copy of Senator Sumner's speech "The Crime Against Kansas" that so angered Congressman Brooks.  (Sumner was signing copies of the speech when Brooks confronted him.)  Besides being typical political rhetoric designed to inflame the emotions of the North against the South, to Sumner's political advantage, it personally insulted Brooks' cousin, Senator Andrew Butler.  So now I'm not so sympathetic toward Sumner.

Here's the whole thing: The Crime Against Kansas.

The New York Gazette, December 9, 1765

A letter from the Sons of Liberty in Boston to the merchants and traders of NYC, thanking them for continuing to boycott all trade with Great Britain in protest of the Stamp Act.

"...bless the day that this amazing act, with all its horrors, was passed, for by it they have at once awakened a whole continent..."

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Official resignation of the NYC Stamp Agent, James McEvers. Sworn to Isaac Sears and Joseph Allicocke, leaders of the NYC Sons of Liberty.

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Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking before the NYC Chapter of the DAR.  They are a fantastic group of women, raising and donating money to many different charities and causes, including the post Hurricane Sandy reconstruction of the Fraunces Tavern.  Many thanks to them for inviting me to speak!