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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 2 : Parentage and Family.—the father. (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 4 : College Life.—September , 1826 , to September , 1830 .—age, 15 -19 . (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 5 : year after College.—September , 1830 , to September , 1831 .—Age, 19 -20 . (search)
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 6 : Law School .—September , 1831 , to December , 1833 .—Age, 20 -22 . (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 7 : study in a law office .—Visit to Washington .—January , 1854 , to September , 1834 .—Age, 23 . (search)
Chapter 7: study in a law office.—Visit to Washington.—January, 1854, to September, 1834.—Age, 23.
Having finished his studies at Cambridge in Dec., 1833, Sumner entered as a student, Jan. 8, 1834,
His father noted the day in his interleaved copy of Thomas's Farmer's Almanac.
His classmate Hopkinson had desired Sumner to enter his office at Lowell, and Mr. Alvord also invited him to his office in Greenfield. the law-office of Benjamin Rand, Court Street, Boston; a lawyer having a large practice, but distinguished rather for his great learning and faithful attention to the business of his clients than for any attractive forensic qualities.
Mr. Rand in the autumn of 1834 visited England, where he was well received by lawyers and judges.
His partner, Mr. A. H. Fiske, remained in charge of the office. He had access to the remarkably well-stored library of Mr. Rand, which was enriched on the arrival of almost every English packet.
He followed very much his tastes while in th<
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 8 : early professional life.—September , 1834 , to December , 1837 .—Age, 23 -26 . (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 9 : going to Europe .—December , 1837 .—Age, 26 . (search)
Chapter 9: going to Europe.—December, 1837.—Age, 26.
From his boyhood Sumner had longed to visit Europe, and with his reading of history this desire grew into a passion.
The want of the necessary funds compelled him to postpone its gratification until he had in part earned them, and won friends who would advance the rest.
A circumstance gleaned from the letters of Browne and Hopkinson, which occurred during his last year in the Law School, is significant of his earnestness in this direction.
He nearly completed, at that time, a negotiation by which a gentleman was to defray his expenses for a year's travelling abroad, in consideration of certain personal services to be rendered at home.
Its details are not preserved; but the two classmates, who did not hear of the proposed arrangement until it had fallen through, upbraided him in a friendly way for proposing to assume an obligation which they thought would compromise his personal independence.
This strong desire, increasing
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 23 : return to his profession.—1840 -41 .—Age, 29 -30 . (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 28 : the city Oration,—July 4 , 1845 .—Age 34 . (search)
the true grandeur of nations.—an argument against war.—
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 32 : the annexation of Texas .—the Mexican War .—Winthrop and Sumner .—1845 -1847 . (search)