Senator Charles Sumner to George L. Stearns, March 2, 1860

Senate Chamber, 2d March, ’60.

My Dear Sir:

With mortification I confess that I have lost your bill with your receipt.

On receiving it I placed it carefully in one of my drawers, and remember afterwards taking it out and folding; but I have not seen it since; nor can I find it. I suppose it must have been destroyed with other papers of less value.

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I congratulate you upon your successful visit to this Slave-pen.

Ever faithfully yours,

Charles Sumner.

SOURCE: Preston Stearns, The Life and Public Services of George Luther Stearns, p. 214