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"In presequas"

what the heck does THAT mean? "after you"?

every last googlit on the matter points back here!

Sumners

is there any relation to this sumner and gov. increase sumner or his son william h, he of "tunnel" fame? all three are harvard grads and prominent boston figures within 50 or so years of each other. i would hazard a guess that there's a "cousin" or "uncle" involved here, but i can't google it up.

if not, some sort of "no relaton to..." should be added in somewhere. we're talking about a governor and senator in the same state after all. 216.50.220.13 (talk) 11:18, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Robert L. Reynolds source

Any objection to Robert L. Reynolds (1960) source on American Heritage? Here is article link: Seward’s Wise Folly Cmguy777 (talk) 18:49, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Supported Alaska purchase and treaty

I believe that putting in that Sumner supported and spoke for the Alaska treaty in the Senate is important. Interestingly, Sumner apparently was not concerned over the plight of Alaska natives, who had no input into the treaty with Russia and the United States. Cmguy777 (talk) 21:12, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Liberal Republican versus Republican

I have read there were just minor differences between the two factions. Both Liberal Republicans and Republicans wanted amnesty to confederates. Both parties were for the equality of race. Cmguy777 (talk) 00:48, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sources: American state papers bearing on Sunday legislation and Speech of Senator John Sherman Cmguy777 (talk) 00:48, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Liberal Republicans wanted local and state governments to protect voting rights. The Republicans wanted Federal and States to protect voting rights. I believe this needs to be added to the article. Cmguy777 (talk) 01:14, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the Democrats were melded into the Liberal Republican Party. The Democratic and Liberal Republican were the same party in essence. Here are the two platforms. Cmguy777 (talk) 01:30, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alaskan Creoles and citizenship

Is there a source that states whether Alaskan Creoles (Russian-Indian) were considered Russian, therefore, citizens of the U.S. upon ratification of the 1867? The 1867 treaty does not mention Creoles or any other Indian tribes. Cmguy777 (talk) 03:32, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]