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Show A letter from Sumner to a personal friend dated March 20lh, 1S73, said his sickness resulted from injuries received 17 years ago. He lamented that the Americans had a false conception con-ception of his stand on the battle flag question, which would be regretted in days of light. At a temperance meeting at Harry Hill's Variety Hall, New York, Sunday Sun-day night there were numerous signers sign-ers oi the pledge, which was kept till the bar opened at the close the meeting meet-ing the signers having been previously informed that each could fix in his own mind the duration of the total abstinence promise. |