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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02095.34 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1858 |
| Title | Envelope with free frank and docket |
| Date | 27 June 1858 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Free frank of Sumner on envelope addressed to John Jay, [Nassau St] New York. With docket. |
| Subjects | Abolition |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Jay, John (fl. 1858) |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Possibly to John Jay (1817-1894), grandson of Chief Justice John Jay. The younger Jay was born in New York, educated at Columbia, and was active in the New York Young Men's Antislavery Society and the Free Soil Party. He was a lawyer, U.S. Minister to Austria (1869-1875) and President of the American Historical Association in 1889. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |