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Funeral of  Rep. Preston Brooks...
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Funeral of Rep. Preston Brooks...

Item # 666651 ·
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 1857 

* Death of Preston Brooks - funeral
* South Carolina Congressman


Page 3 begins with nearly half a column article: "Funeral of the Hon. Preston S. Brooks" who died 3 days previous.
Brooks is most remembered for his May 22, 1856, attack upon abolitionist and Republican Senator Charles Sumner, whom he beat nearly to death. Brooks beat Sumner with a cane on the floor of the U.S. Senate in retaliation for an anti-slavery speech in which Sumner verbally attacked Brooks's second cousin.
Four pages, good condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$29
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.