Sumner, William H. 1780-1861
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- Militia laws of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1824:t.p. (William H. Sumner, adjutant general of Massachusetts)
- LC data base, 8-22-85(hdg.: Sumner, William Hyslop, 1780-1861) manual cat. (hdg.: Sumner, William Hyslop, 1780-1861; usage: William H. Sumner)
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William Hyslop Sumner (July 4, 1780 – October 24, 1861) was an American lawyer, soldier, and writer, and the son of Governor Increase Sumner. He graduated from Harvard College in 1799, and practiced law. He served as a general in the Massachusetts militia. Sumner wrote The History of East Boston and died in 1861.
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